Certified Nurse Assistants
Our Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) are highly trained, certified professionals. CNAs can perform the same in-home care services as our Personal Care Providers (PCPs), plus the following skilled services:
- Skin care
- Medication assistance
- Respiratory care, including oxygen level checks
- Range of motion, including exercises and positioning
- Catheter maintenance, including emptying bags, cleansing of the tubing and bags, perennial care and external catheter care
- Toilet assistance / bladder and bowel care, including bed pan and/or urinal, incontinence care, stoma care
- Ted hose / braces
- Bladder / bowel care, including enemas
- Wound care per Registered Nurse (RN) delegation and decubitus prevention care
- Ambulation assistance, using crutches, walker, cane, wheelchair, and/or braces
- Warm and Cool Applications per RN delegation
- Bathing, using bed, tub or shower, including back rub
- Positioning, including bed and/or wheelchair alignment
- Dressing assistance, including application of anti-embolitic or other pressure stockings, orthopedic devices, such as splints, braces
- Medication assistance, including putting medications in client’s hand/mouth when the client is physically unable, but can self-direct
- Nail care
- Personal hygiene, oral hygiene, dental care per RN assignment
- Specimen collection such as urine, stool and sputum per RN assignment
- Transfer assistance, including Hoyer lifts and other adaptive equipment
- Vital signs (TPR/BP, weight) and report of abnormal findings to RN
Call us today at 303-761-1314 for more information.