Category: Impact Stories

A Milestone Celebration for IHSS Caregivers
None of CCA’s IHSS caregiver training courses is complete without a virtual graduation ceremony. Each trimester...

Honoring the families who care for those...
Alzheimer's is more than a mere diagnosis for countless families globally; it marks the beginning of...

From Caregiver to CNA
Veronica Mendoza’s role as a nurse assistant apprentice is new for her, but she is no...

Stepping Stone to a Nursing Career
Lizette Mendoza’s inspiration to pursue a nursing career in the healthcare field comes from two main...

Learning the language of autism
Before Rebekah Acosta transitioned to being her daughter’s full-time caregiver, she was already entrenched in the...

Caregiving Strengthens Mother-Son Bond
Perri Kendrick and her son Trevor have an unbreakable bond. They do almost everything together: ice...

Caregivers Lifting Each Other Up
At her IHSS+ training graduation event last December, caregiver Michelle Galloway Blanco used a garden analogy...

From Pilot to Caregiver
Former Airman and Engineer Shares the Value of Proper Training When Carlos Martinez flew Boeing 767s...

A Test of Resiliency and Preparedness
Caregiver Amber Peña recently handled a near-emergency situation with resiliency. She knew the situation she faced...

The Emotional Realities of Alzheimer’s Caregiving
In his mind, Carlos Corona has two mothers. One is of the past, the mother who...