Trilogy Health Services, Cinematic Health Education Create Bridge Career Training Program for Temporary Nurse Aides
Hundreds of Indiana TNAs can access streamlined certification process, digital training to become Certified Nursing Assistants before temporary status ends
Indianapolis – Trilogy Health Services, a provider of senior living services in over 110 communities across the Midwest, has partnered with Cinematic Health Education (CHE) to provide a bridge to nursing careers for hundreds of Indiana Allied Health Professionals who stepped up to help protect seniors and chronically ill patients during the COVID-19 crisis. The new program provides remote instruction and in-person skills training for Temporary Nurse Aides (TNA) to continue their careers as Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA).
TNAs are a new category of Allied Health Professionals created by the federal government to address nursing shortages created by COVID-19. This bridge program has emerged through an innovative program by the State of Indiana to credit TNAs with clinical experience and accelerate the training required to prepare for the CNA certification exam. The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living reported that approximately 140,000 TNAs have completed training nationally, and, without CNA certification, all of them will become ineligible to work in a residential care setting once the pandemic is declared over by the federal government.
“TNAs in Indiana and across the country answered the call to serve and support our country’s most vulnerable population during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Todd Schmiedeler, Trilogy’s Chief Engagement & Innovations Officer. “This bridge program recognizes the vital work experience these healthcare heroes have gained over the past year, and offers a proven digital curriculum to put them on track to a rewarding career. We are excited to partner with CHE to reward and retain these TNAs, and build a skilled, engaged workforce.”
Schmiedeler noted that the remote learning structure of this new partnership will allow hundreds of Trilogy’s TNAs to access CHE’s high-quality instruction in a safe and efficient manner, and prepare them to pass the CNA certification exam. The centerpiece of CHE’s program is a Hollywood-quality feature film that teaches the knowledge and soft skills needed to navigate a variety of patient interactions in the residential care setting. CHE’s customers have trained thousands of Allied Health Professionals in 23 states over the past two years.
“The need for more skilled, compassionate Certified Nursing Assistants predates COVID-19 and will continue well beyond it,” said CHE’s CEO Tim Murray. “We are very pleased to partner with Trilogy in Indiana and beyond to help these dedicated professionals get the training needed to take the next step in their careers and provide a higher quality of care for more residential care patients.”
Under Indiana’s program, TNAs with 200 hours of work experience can become eligible for CNA certification with 15 hours of classroom or digital instruction, three hours of skills training, and by passing the CNA certification exam. Many other states are currently developing formal processes to help TNAs transition to a CNA.
About Trilogy Health Services
Trilogy Health Services communities offer a full range of personalized senior living services, from independent and assisted living to skilled nursing and rehabilitative services in over 110 senior living communities throughout Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. Trilogy’s senior living services are delivered by staff specially trained to honor and enhance the lives of our residents through compassion and a commitment to exceeding customer expectations. Trilogy Health Services is a subsidiary of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc. To learn more about Trilogy Health Services, please visit our website at www.trilogyhs.com. You may also follow Trilogy Health Services on Facebook and Twitter.
About Cinematic Health Education
Cinematic Health Education is dedicated to improving the training of Allied Health Professionals by helping students to learn the content needed for the position they will hold and to teach the soft skills they will need to be successful. With programs like ReadyCNA, Cinematic Health Education provides a unique approach that combines Hollywood-quality film with best in class learning design to engage students on their path to certification and prepare them for the emotional demands and rewards of the Allied Health professions. The storytelling format ensures learner engagement, accelerates knowledge retention, and delivers a realistic, day-to-day depiction of the challenges and rewards of the job. Clients have found the storytelling approach highly successful for trainees with a wide range of educational backgrounds. CNA training programs using the ReadyCNA curriculum have been utilized in 23 states.
Contact: Chad Schaedler
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Email: chad@cinematichealtheducation.com
