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We are proud to announce the launch of a new initiative as part of the Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program, Winter 2024 Competitive Grant program!

The Collaborative has been awarded just over $49,000 to be used, along with matching funds, to train and educate students to become CNAs and GNAs through a partnership with the Beacon Institute’s CNA/GNA Training Program and CNA Simulations, an innovative web-based platform that offers interactive virtual clinical simulation.

CNA Simulations’ library of customized, interactive clinical simulations is designed to support CNA clinical training in multiple ways, including as part of the lab training for CNA training programs, as test prep for CNA exams, and as adjunct learning opportunities for students. 

The project aims to build students' confidence and capacity to deliver outstanding care, as well as increase their likelihood of job retention and satisfaction. The project will provide this innovative training to four its upcoming cohorts.

Please reach out to Meg HERE if you would like to learn more about the initiative.

Thank you to everyone who attended our most recent webinar, "Nursing Home & Assisted Living Direct Care Professionals: Challenges and Potential Solutions" on June 21.

> Please click on the link above to view a replay of the event.

> If you would like to read about the webinar, please click HERE to see the McKnights Long-Term Care News' coverage of the event.

> To view each of the webinars in the entire series, please go to our YouTube channel HERE.

This webinar was the fourth -- and last -- in a series that is part of an initiative supported by the Abell Foundation. "Direct Care and Services Workers: Improving Job Quality in Baltimore and Beyond," was designed to include participants who offer their expertise, on-the-ground solutions, ideas for further exploration, and recommendations for action steps to help solve direct care workforce challenges and improve job quality care in Baltimore and the Maryland region.

If you attended one or more of the four webinars since last January, we hope you will complete the survey below to provide feedback for our future work.

Please stay tuned for the final portion of the initiative, which entails the publication of issue briefs that address the topics covered and considers evidence and other sources relevant to direct care and services professionals in Baltimore and beyond.

If you attended one or more of the Collaborative's webinar, we would appreciate your feedback on its contents and presentation by completing this survey:

Click HERE to Sign Up for New & Updates from the Collaborative

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