CareAcademy Announces Acquisition of Assets of NextStep

BOSTON—CareAcademy, a leading care enablement platform for homecare and home health organizations,today announced that it has completed the strategic acquisition of assets from NextStep, a digital health care training and job placement company for certified nursing assistants (CNAs).

CareAcademy will acquire NextStep’s video-based content and learning management technology to expand its footprint as the training solution of choice across the caregiver ecosystem.

“CareAcademy has always centered caregiver education as the path forward in both attracting new talent to the health care industry and improving their future opportunities, and NextStep’s deep expertise in training for nursing assistants builds upon our strong foundation,” said Helen Adeosun, CEO and founder of CareAcademy. “Offering nursing assistant certification enables CareAcademy to enter new market segments and deepen opportunities, especially within skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities and vocational schools. Together, we can transition more people to the caregiving profession to meet the overwhelming demand for care and set them on a path for continued professional growth.”

NextStep is a blended-learning and recruiting platform for certifying and placing nursing assistants in new careers in Colorado, Oregon and Washington. With this acquisition, CareAcademy said in a release, the company is strengthening its offerings to create opportunities for new and existing health care workers to level up and become CNAs, a nationally recognized and transferable health care worker role.

“We’re delighted to strike this agreement with CareAcademy and its extraordinary leadership team,” said Chris Hedrick, co-founder and CEO of NextStep. “The NextStep learning platform and nursing assistant course content will help CareAcademy advance our crucial shared mission—expanding opportunity for the next generation of frontline healthcare professionals.”