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.