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Nurse aide pass/fail trends prompt recruitment concerns as pay competition rises
Summary
A presentation of nurse aide pass/fail rates, challenge and reciprocity applications and training program locations prompted commissioners to urge outreach to high school students amid concerns about pay competition from employers such as McDonald's and Walmart.
A Commission presentation on the nurse aide registry highlighted workforce challenges and prompted discussion about recruitment strategies. Ms. Reed presented slides showing pass/fail rates, trend graphs, challenge and reciprocity application counts and a plot map of training program types for January through August 2024.
Commission members asked how to encourage more people, particularly high school students, to pursue nurse aide training. Several commissioners noted competition in wages from employers such as McDonald's and Walmart as a factor limiting recruitment and retention of nurse aides for nursing homes and other health care facilities.
Commissioners agreed more outreach and action will be needed to increase the pipeline of certified nurse aides; the presentation provided monthly counts of challenge and reciprocity applications and noted the trend data but did not specify a formal program or funding mechanism in the minutes.
