Continuing Care Assistants (CCAs) provide vital services to people who need support in their daily activities. As a CCA, clients depend on you to support direct care, safety, well-being, and enrich quality of life by providing personal care and other activities to help clients live healthy. You also help clients participate in meaningful activities, including social interactions and recreation.
To become a Certified CCA, you will complete your education with a recognized CCA educator or the Recognizing Prior Learning Program. Once you graduate, you are required to pass the certification exam prior to receiving provincial certification from the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness (DHW). CCA Certification is the education requirement to work in DHW funded nursing homes and home support agencies and most hospital settings in the role of Care Team Assistant.