About the Contributor: Tracy Dudzinski
Tracy Dudzinski has been a certified nursing assistant since 1997. She started her career in a nursing home and worked there for seven years in various positions: on the floor on all three shifts, in the kitchen as a cook, and in the office as assistant to the administrator. She then moved into home health care, working as a home health aide. She is the chair of the DCA’s board of directors and the president of the board of directors of Cooperative Care, a worker-own home health care provider in Wautoma, Wisconsin. She is also vice chair of the Wisconsin Direct Caregivers Alliance.
Recent Contributions
- DCA to Build on Momentum in 2012 (January 3rd, 2012)
- A Landmark Day for Home Care Workers (December 20th, 2011)
- Why We Stopped Offering Health Insurance to Our Home Care Workers (October 18th, 2011)
- Wisconsin Honors Exceptional Direct Care Workers and Employers (October 4th, 2011)
- Believe, Achieve, Succeed (August 22nd, 2011)
- Woo-Hoo, Our Co-Op Toolkit is Finished! Or Is This Just the Beginning? (March 21st, 2011)
- Turmoil in Wisconsin: How Governor Walker’s Proposal Impacts Families and Consumers (February 25th, 2011)
- Wisconsin Investing in People Living with Disabilities (February 14th, 2011)
- Using My Voice Saved My Daughter’s Life (December 13th, 2010)
- To Stay or Not to Stay? When Will We Ever Get Ahead? (November 15th, 2010)
Recent Comments
- Mohan Varghese: Thank you Rita,Helen and Brenda for commenting on the blog. According to OSHA nursing home...
- Brenda N: Thank you Mohan, I walked in your shoes and told the same story in years past! What you have...
- Helen Hanson: Wow Mohan, I see my own story in your words. I much prefer providing care to individuals in...
- Tracy: In response to Bill- I cannot guarantee that the costs will not go up but this is a symptom of a...
- Brittany: [sentence deleted by moderator] How can you even generalize your mothers situation compared to...
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