Homeland Hospice CNA Angie Bucci: Service from the Heart

Angie Bucci of Shippensburg has a heart for hospice work. She enjoys connecting with her patients and their families to provide the most compassionate care possible. For more than 12 years she has worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) for Homeland Hospice, a nonprofit hospice program that serves communities throughout central Pennsylvania. For Angie, her career is not about a job to do. It is an opportunity to connect with others to profoundly change a person’s life through kindness and support.

Angie joined the Homeland team after working and caring for patients in the hospital setting. While she appreciated the training she received, the pace of hospital work did not provide time to connect with individual patients and meet their direct needs. She has found Homeland Hospice to be the perfect match to her skills and interests.

“I love the one-on-one time I have with patients,” Angie says. “I feel I can truly provide the help and friendship they need.”

Over the years, Angie has gotten to know many patients well and form lasting bonds with them and their families. In her role, she spends about an hour with each person during each visit, during which she has conversations and learns what is on their minds and in their hearts.

“This work is very rewarding,” Angie adds. “It feels good to help people.”

Homeland Hospice CNAs are an integral part of the care team and often get to spend the most time with patients. They provide personal care with tasks like bathing and grooming, remind patients about medications and assist with light housekeeping. All services are customized to meet the individualized needs of patients and their families.

The role of CNAs and the importance of increasing the number of people in the profession has skyrocketed as the Baby Boomer generation ages. To help meet this need, Homeland has developed an accredited CNA training program to develop current talent at Homeland as well as recruit and train new employees for all of Homeland’s work, which includes Homeland Center, Homeland HomeHealth, Homeland HomeCare and Homeland Palliative Care.

Angie recommends that anyone who has a passion for serving others consider this path as a potential career.

“It is all about heart,” Angie says. “I love what I do.”

For more information about Homeland’s CNA training course, call (717) 221-7797.