Voices from the Trenches (DVD)

This program examines the relationship between Certified Nursing Assistants and those they care for at home and in care facilities. These foot soldiers of caregiving don't mince words in their descriptions of caregiving. Underpaid, over worked and under appreciated, nursing assistants from Minnesota, Florida, and New York describe the frustration and joy of this intimate, challenging work. Mary Alice Wadley describes what it is like to have work two jobs to make ends meet, the importance of unions, and the rewards of keeping an all night vigil with a dying stranger.