Continuing care assistant

A day in the job

In a personal care home you help residents get up and dressed, assist at meals, help with toileting and moving safely, and tell the nurse about any change you notice. It is physical work with a lot of contact with residents and families.

Where you could work: Long-term care, home care, hospitals

How to get there

1. Complete a Continuing Care Assistant program (Nova Scotia Community College and licensed private colleges offer it)
2. Pass the CCA certification exam

Nova Scotia schools: Nova Scotia Community College (opens in a new tab)

Licence and registration

1. Join the Continuing Care Assistant Registry: it is required to work as a CCA in Nova Scotia
2. Renew your registration every year

Official starting point: Nova Scotia CCA Registry (opens in a new tab)

Trained outside Canada?

Care workers trained outside Nova Scotia can have their training assessed through the CCA program's prior learning assessment before joining the registry.