Jennifer Schlesinger

CCA CEO Joins New National Care Workforce...

An April 22, 2025 press release from the National Skills Coalition (NSC) announced the launch of...

Lifelong Dedication to a Loving Daughter with...

Maria Johnson’s life changed forever when her daughter, Michelle Christine, had a severe seizure at just...

Sabrina Ullah Joins Center for Caregiver Advancement...

LOS ANGELES – April 7, 2025 – The Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA) announces Sabrina Z....

2025 Report Examines Status of Women and...

April 2025 — Did you know? In California, one in three women is currently a caregiver...

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US News & World Report Highlights CCA’s...

A March 10, 2025 article in U.S. News & World Report by Claire Wolters discusses points...

A Mother Learns Skilled Caregiving for Her...

Sungaya Watson has been a full-time caregiver for almost a year. Her entry into skilled caregiving...

Center for Caregiver Advancement Names Amy Rocha...

LOS ANGELES – March 6, 2025 – The Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA), California’s most experienced...

Caregiver Martha Neal: “I’ve learned that dementia...

Martha Neal’s journey into caregiving began when her mother developed dementia (Alzheimer's) and required full-time support....

Center for Caregiver Advancement Receives Grants, Contract...

LOS ANGELES – February 26, 2025 – The Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA), California’s most experienced provider...

Gabriel Peinado: Finding Crucial Support from a...

Gabriel Peinado’s journey into caregiving began as a necessity when a family member became permanently disabled....

CCA Disaster Training for Caregivers Highlighted in...

A February 19, 2025 news story by health reporter Ana B. Ibarra on the CalMatters.org website...

CCA Instructor Andrew So: Changing Lives One...

Andrew So is a dedicated educator and mentor whose diverse experiences have shaped his unique approach...

Aida’s Leap: How an Apprenticeship Transformed a...

A Dream Rooted in Healthcare Aida Rustemova Bonfiglio, a single mother and immigrant from Kazakhstan, had...

Cassandra Parker: Learning to Balance The Roles of...

For Cassandra Parker, becoming a full-time caregiver wasn’t something she expected, but when her family faced...

CCA Training May Reduce ER Visits, Health...

Research appearing in the March/April 2024 edition of the peer-reviewed journal Professional Case Management suggests the...

The Impact of Offering IHSS Training in...

As California’s largest provider of free and accessible caregiver training, the Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA)...

Reflective Listening

If your client or consumer is experiencing trauma, it is important to support them by practicing...

Advancing Opportunities for Caregivers Empowers Women 

In California, around one in three women are currently providing long-term care for a family member...

Pioneering Research on IHSS Training

CCA Partners with J-PAL North America at MIT for Groundbreaking IHSS Training Evaluation In collaboration with...

Dementia Training for Family Caregivers

UC IRVINE AND CENTER FOR CAREGIVER ADVANCEMENT LAUNCH DEMENTIA TRAINING COURSES TO ADDRESS FUTURE DEMAND Diagnosis...

Moving the work of advancing caregivers

2023 was a year of remarkable growth for our organization and for the long-term care workforce....

Multi-week Training for San Bernardino Caregivers

Free Training Programs for San Bernardino County Caregivers Address Need for Specialized Skills on Alzheimer’s Care...

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...

CNA Apprenticeship Strengthens Nursing Staff

Certified nurse assistant (CNA) apprenticeship programs, such as the one offered by the Center for Caregiver...

CCA Welcomes New Board Members!

CCA is proud to welcome four new members to our Board of Directors. They represent organizations...

Alzheimer’s Care: Specialized ADRD Training, Year 4...

In 2019, UCSF was awarded a five-year, $3.2 million California Department of Public Health Alzheimer’s Research...

Elevating Care: L.A. Care Year 6 Report

Since CCA started its partnership with L.A. Care Health Plan, we have trained nearly 6,000 IHSS...

Impact of Climate Resiliency Caregiver Training

CCA is proud to share the outcomes of our Caregiver Resiliency Teams training program pilot, which...

Report: L.A. Care Trimester 17

In addition to the annual impact report that the Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA) prepares for...

IHSS+ Training Decreases Consumer ER Visits and...

When Felipe Murillo suddenly became his mother’s full-time caregiver, everything seemed like an emergency and they...

CCA Soon to Offer Hybrid CNA Training...

CCA has been approved to offer a hybrid CNA training and certification program as an official...

From Caregiver to CNA

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

CCA to Provide Caregiver Training in San...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Center for Caregiver Advancement Receives $10 Million Grant to Provide Free Training for...

Stepping Stone to a Nursing Career

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

Training for autism, other complex health needs

The Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA) now offers caregiver training courses that specialize in complex physical...

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...

CCA to Present at 2023 On Aging...

The Center for Caregiver Advancement is proud to be one of the presenters at the American...

Thousands sign up for Alzheimer’s care courses...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Center for Caregiver Advancement Addresses Urgent Need for Caregiver Training Through Career Pathways...

Taking Care of the Care Workers

When your job is to care for others, it is especially important to prioritize your own...

Celebrating the Work of Advancing Caregivers

Since the inception of CCA in 2000, advancing caregivers as a respected and recognized workforce has...

Journal Publishes Research on Alzheimer’s Training

CCA’s work with UCSF Institute on Health and Aging on our IHSS+ Alzeheimer's and Related Dementias...

A Test of Resiliency and Preparedness

Caregiver Amber Peña recently handled a near-emergency situation with resiliency. She knew the situation she faced...

Specialized Alzheimer’s care training, Year 3 report

In 2019, UCSF was awarded a five-year, $3.2 million California Department of Public Health Alzheimer’s Research...

CCA launches CNA & LVN Registered Apprenticeship...

PRESS RELEASE The Center for Caregiver Advancement receives a $14 million grant from the California Workforce...

The Emotional Realities of Alzheimer’s Caregiving

In his mind, Carlos Corona has two mothers. One is of the past, the mother who...

The Power of Emergency Preparedness

Nursing home worker shares lessons learned from emergency preparedness and resiliency training. The story of how...

Supporting Advancement Through Teaching

Dr. Keith Savell began working with the Education Fund as an instructor six years ago, teaching...

Love Brightens the Daily Routine of Caregiving

In a way, it’s a song Tammie Becker sings every day. From the day her son...

A Beacon for Fellow Caregivers

Music and art run in caregiver Rodney Smith’s blood. He is an artist at heart and...

UCSF: Shift to Remote Learning and Its...

Research highlights CCA’s transition to remote learning, or virtual training, during the pandemic and how caregivers...

Caregiver Resiliency in Climate-Related Disasters

Wildfires, extreme heat and power outages are now part of the way of life in California....

CNA Apprenticeship: Filling a Gap in Skills...

One of the barriers that prevents people from taking the first step toward their dream nursing...

A Better Workforce: Pass Build Back Better

Caregiver Ana Garsia is following in the footsteps of the pioneering women of California who changed...

Crisis Averted: First Aid Training Saves Lives

When Tracy Mills Jones arrived at her brother’s house, the floor was covered in blood. A...

IHSS+ with L.A. Care Infographic

The unique partnership between the Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA), L.A. Care Health Plan, and SEIU...

Close to Home: Caring for Family

For years Melissa Fernandez’s family struggled to find the correct diagnosis for the symptoms her mother...

Activities Resource Benefits Residents

Coloring pages, math problems, crossword puzzles – for Tatiana Chavarria, those are more than mere pages...

A Holistic Approach to Caregiving

Nearly five million people across California support family, spouses, and friends with the caregiving needed to...

Second Set of Eyes for Care Team

The signs were there, but caregiver Levon Wortham was in the dark about what to do. ...

CNA Apprenticeships Offer Career Pathways

The Center for Caregiver Advancement, in partnership with EmpRes and SEIU Local 2015, has launched the...

Breaking Down Language Barriers in Caregiving

When caregiver Byeoung Dutt has questions for her care recipient’s doctor, she first turns to Google...

Turning Care Worker Experience into a Lasting...

CCA board member Joyce Hayashi knows full well the struggles that long-term care workers face every...

Finding Creative Ways to Give Care

Watching one of the people she cares for show signs of dementia breaks Lynda Jackson’s heart...

Persevering Despite the Pandemic

Juggling two jobs and school pays off for a nursing home worker Starting a new career...

Climate Disaster Training for Caregivers

Training caregivers to be first responders in climate-related disasters can play a critical role in protecting...

Caregiver Training Builds Trust

IN HER OWN WORDS: “After caregiver training, I began to look at my consumer and the...

Sandra Owens-Taylor

Sandra is proof that it’s never too late to look for a new calling. She was...

Lorena Sandoval

Lorena Sandoval was born in Mexico and grew up in Long Beach, California. She’s had to...

Jennifer Davis: Making Daily Life Easier

In the world of caregiving, being able to properly help seniors and people with disabilities with...

Home Care Integration Training Project Brief

In 2012, the Center for Caregiver Advancement (then known as the California Long-Term Care Education Center)...

Thriving Together as CNAs

It’s easy to see why Team Caceres thrives. Sergio and Emerita Caceres, both Certified Nursing Assistants...

Moving Mountains as New CNAs

CNA program means career advancement and a better life for two care workers. For Laura Garcia...

L.A. Care: Caregiver Training Reduces ER Visits

Providing caregivers with high-quality training reduces visits to the emergency room and hospital admissions, according to...

Caregiver Confidence Means Better Care

A study of the Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA)'s training program concludes that “training IHSS caregivers...

Purpose-Filled Retirement as a Caregiver

A former truck driver finds inspiration as his grandmother's caregiver. Albert Hernandez had many opportunities for...

Impact Study: Training Results in Better Care

In 2012, the California Long-Term Care Education Center, which is now called the Center for Caregiver...

Adjusting to Virtual Learning

In her hands, Cecilia Rodriguez held a bag. “In my dream, I grab a bag and...

From Kitchen to Care Team

The transition from her initial job preparing meals for nursing home residents to becoming part of...

Gerontology Journal Highlights ADRD Training

In August 2019, the Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA)'s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS+) Alzheimer’s and related...

Geriatrics Journal Features Training

The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) highlighted and recommended CLTCEC’s home care training program...

Journal Recommends CCA Training

The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) highlighted and recommended CLTCEC’s home care training program...