Medicaid is the primary provider of coverage for 63% of all nursing home residents in the United States, and only 19% of nursing facilities currently meet all of the 2026 staffing requirements.
For the majority of Long-Term Care facilities to stay in business, they have a short period of time to significantly increase the number of allied healthcare workers they employ. To put that challenge into perspective, 99% of nursing homes currently have open jobs, even before the new staffing minimums kick in.
This presents a clear opportunity for people looking to leverage their Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) benefits into a new career, especially around the role of nursing aide, which represents 33.25% of the workforce at nursing care facilities.
This is a position that, with the right training program, students with no prior experience can be job-ready in just over 2 months. For example, the MedCerts Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Program only takes 9 weeks to complete, and prepares learners through an on-demand video curriculum and clinical learning, administered by a healthcare employer.
For TAP-eligible learners, the MedCerts CNA program provides the comprehensive foundation of patient care necessary to thrive in long-term care facilities, and enter a fast-growing area of healthcare.
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