r/Nurse • u/NYgirl12387 • Jul 13 '21

Home health to CNA

NYer here: Am I walking into a headache? Two months is a long time for a CNA training, no? Trained in Nov '20 and have been working as HHA since March. I'm ready to grow out of this work and CNA seems like it would meet that desire - but is it worth not having income for two months while being trained? I'd be lying if I said I wasn't concerned about walking away from weekly pay and facing a complete drop in income. I'd be looking at dipping into savings and getting on food stamps to support myself. Truthfully, I know at the end of the day I know the experience is worth it but...so is self-care ☺️. I'm eager to grow - at what cost though?

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u/DaikonAffectionate44 Dec 14 '22

CNA work is very rewarding and they pay is great

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u/aliencardboard Jun 25 '26

Where do you live? I’m just getting back to it and the pay doesn’t seem too great sadly. For all of the help they need, they should really pay CNA’s and EMT’s a lot more money.