NC CareGivers Quarterly Update

NC CareGivers is proud to partner with North Carolina’s skilled nursing facilities to address the critical shortage of nurse aides in our state. As of March 31, 241 skilled nursing facilities, 55 community colleges, and 13 proprietary schools have registered to participate in the NC CareGivers Program.   

Program Participation   

The overall goal of the NC CareGivers Program is to add at least 4,000 new nurse aides to work in skilled nursing facilities by the end of the three-year grant. As of March 31, 2,011 Nurse Aid I students and 158 Nurse Aide I Refresher students have registered to participate in the program. Currently, 258 Nurse Aide I students are enrolled in a training program and 166 have completed their program. Six Nurse Aide I Refresher students have enrolled and completed their program. According to our records, participants have completed classes at more than 30 colleges or institutions.   

Hiring Update   

Fifteen students have hiring/employment information entered in the Qualtrics system by skilled nursing facilities. In addition, there are 18 students that are working at other health care agencies. Have you employed a NC CareGivers participant? Please enter their NC CareGiver’s 10-digit student ID number into the Qualtrics system. View the SNF How-To Video, and it will assist you in the process. Please email reneeb@futurecarenc.org if you need assistance.  

Educational Webinars    

Educational webinars are available for all participating SNF staff. The January and March webinars are recorded and available. Register here for the following upcoming webinars:  

• Overview of the NC CareGivers Program, May 9 at 10:00 a.m.  
• Model the Way, May 10 at 10:00 a.m. and May 17 at 2:00 p.m.  
• Employee Satisfaction and Engagement Survey Kick-off, May 23 at 10:00 a.m. and May 25 at 2:30 p.m.    

Visit www.nccaregivers.org for more information or contact Renee Batts at 252-292-3793 or  reneeb@futurecarenc.org.