Angels in Dark Places: CNAs Dealing with Love, Life, Death and Diapers

How old will we be when we need to enter a nursing home? Forty, sixty, maybe eighty, we may never know. Accidents and strokes can happen at any age and if they do, shouldn't we know more about nursing homes and the caregivers who provide the care? As we begin to age, we may occasionally worry about these things but rarely do we look for answers. Eighteen months ago, neither author knew what a CNA, a certified nursing assistant was, but after finding out, wondered if angels are living with us, living through folks we call CNAs? Angels or CNAs, whichever they are, they have issues that unless addressed, could not only cloud their future but ours as well.Ron Jackson and Rev Rob Morrison, the co-authors of Angels in Dark Places, have skillfully woven the critical issues facing CNAs with the entertaining stories told to them by the CNAs. In a single shift, CNAs may deal with love, life, death, and diapers, and as you read their stories, you will fall in love with not only the CNAs but also the patients they have come to love and call family. CNAs are unrecognized, under-appreciated, and underpaid. The stories and issues they spotlight in this book are critical to all of our future healthcare needs and are issues needing solutions. Three hundred thousand CNAs need to be found, trained and hired over the next five years to overcome the current shortage. By reading and telling others the stories of these "Angels in Dark Places," you may help solve these problems for not only the CNAs but yourselves as well.