06/15/2025
Melinda Jewell & Leah Ward
Happy CNA Week. Thank you for all you do!!
We have two of the best 😊
🌼 The patient was restless. Not from pain. From vulnerability. She’d been declining for days.
No longer speaking. Eating less. Fidgeting in bed. Pulling at the sheets.
The nurse had explained: “This is part of the dying process.”
The medications were appropriate. The vitals made sense.
But something still felt… unsettled.
Until the CNA/CHHA arrived.
She didn’t bring morphine.
She didn’t adjust the care plan.
She brought a warm basin, a clean gown, and gentle, practiced hands.
She repositioned with care.
She shampooed the patient’s hair and tied it just how she used to wear it.
She wiped the patient’s face, cleaned her nails, changed her brief.
And the room changed.
The family didn’t cry this time.
They watched. They smiled a little.
They said, “She always calms down when she’s here.”
🫶 That’s hospice CNA/CHHA care.
It’s intimate, not heroic.
It’s repetitive, not flashy.
But it builds something no one else can replicate:
🛏️ Trust. Routine. Presence.
Not just for the patient—but for the family watching their loved one slowly slip away.
CNA/CHHA care says:
“You are still worthy of being clean.”
“You are still a person—not just a patient.”
“You are not alone.”
And families remember that—long after death.
To every CNA/CHHA who shows up for the quiet, personal, sacred parts of dying:
Thank you for being the calm in the storm.
Thank you for showing that dignity isn’t just a value—it’s a skill.
And thank you for being the face families trust when everything else feels uncertain.
You don’t just assist. You anchor. ⚓️
Happy Nursing Assistant Week. 💚💙
We see you. We honor you. We couldn’t do this without you.
written by: Jose Escobar
