Winning Safe Staffing for CNAs

For years, NJ has lagged the nation when it comes to staffing levels for CNAs. Then COVID-19 hit, and nursing homes became the Covid-19 epicenter in NJ, with dire consequences. Tired of working under dangerous and degrading conditions, 1199SEIU members organized together, fought for and won a safe staffing ratio law! Now nursing homes must adhere to new state staffing guidelines:

• 1st shift: at least 1 CNA for every 8 residents

• 2nd shift: at least 1 CNA for every 10 residents 

• 3rd shift: at least 1 CNA for every 14 residents

*(On the 2nd and 3rd shifts, nurses can be counted in the ratio but only if they sign-in as a CNA and do CNA work).

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