1. The Residents

Everyone has a different thought on the elderly in nursing homes but I believe they are one of a kind. Every resident has a different personality and that is the best part of being a CNA. Residents can be having their bad moments and good moments but let’s not think about the negatives. Because in the end the positive outcomes far out lead the negatives. Every person in that home has a story and that story is amazing to here over and over again.

2. Facility

The facility is not just your workplace but your second home, the place you spend hours on end at with your other family. Your coworkers become part of that family you will love and never forget. Your coworkers are the people that come in handy when you need someone to talk to and help you when you’re having troubles at work.

3. Smiles

After hearing about residents you should also know that their smiles will be the most amazing thing in your day and will never fail to keep you going. Smiles are something you should never fail to take for grained because that smile could be the thing that keeps you moving. Being a CNA is more than just seeing a smile due to your help it's seeing that smile every day that keeps you going in your everyday. Just remember you can be the reason of that smile or at least a part of that smile.

4. Hard Work

To all you that think being a CNA is a piece of cake then I advise you to take a moment and ask someone who is a CNA about it being so easy. Every person that has taken the Certified Nurse’s assistant classes and worked as one in a facility all know it is no easy. Just like everyone else in this world we have good days and bad days. Sometimes we have to deal with a resident having a bad day and that can lead to others having a bad day. When sometimes we come to work having a bad day due to other life events. In the end, we all have good and bad days but we never forget the true meaning of helping others. We keep on working hard for ourselves but mostly for those that need our help, the residents

5. That good feeling

Have you ever gone out and volunteered somewhere in your community and just get that feeling of satisfaction? It’s just that feeling of helping someone other than yourself that makes you feel so good about your actions. How would it feel to have that feeling every night when you go home after a long day at work? Because CNA’s have this feeling every single night they go home from work. That feeling of helping those residents in the home keep on living their lives to the fullest they can with our extra help.

Being a Certified Nurse’s assistant is like having a Home away from Home.