The Invisible Shift: What Happens in a Nursing Home at 3 AM
Three in the morning in a nursing home is a world unto itself. The night shift CNA is the only person awake who cares, answering call lights, preventing bedsores, and holding space for residents' deepest fears. This is the work nobody talks about.
You Die Twice: Why CNAs Carry Names Nobody Else Remembers
There is an old saying: you die twice. Once when your body stops breathing, and again the last time someone says your name. For many nursing home residents, the CNA is the only person left to remember them as a full person. This is what that responsibility means.
