Certified Nursing Assistant cover letter example. Annotated, paragraph by paragraph.
Marisol Vega is applying for the Certified Nursing Assistant, Memory Care role at Contoso Senior Living. The letter goes with their certified nursing assistant resume example — same person, same results — so you can see how the two work together.
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Certified Nursing Assistant cover letter
Marisol Vega
Tampa, FL · marisol.vega@email.com · (813) 555-0171
Teresa Flores
Certified Nursing Assistant, Memory Care, Contoso Senior Living
Dear Teresa Flores,
I'm applying for the Certified Nursing Assistant position in Contoso Senior Living's memory care unit. I'm a Florida-certified CNA with 3 years in long-term care and hospital med-surg, and I currently care for 10–12 residents a shift on a 40-bed long-term care unit at Palmetto Shores Health & Rehabilitation.
I'm part of our unit's dementia care team, and I use calm redirection and consistent routines to help residents through the day. I record vital signs, weights and intake and output in PointClickCare and tell the charge nurse right away when something changes.
Safety comes first in every transfer. I use Hoyer lifts and gait belts, and our unit went 11 months without a transfer-related injury. Before long-term care, I worked on a 28-bed med-surg floor at Seagrape Community Hospital, following fall prevention plans, bed alarms and call-light checks for high-risk patients.
I'd be glad to talk about your residents and the shifts you need covered. Thank you for considering me.
Sincerely,
Marisol Vega
What each paragraph does
Paragraph 1: Certification, setting and resident load in two sentences.
Paragraph 2: Connects her dementia care experience to the memory care unit and shows she reports changes.
Paragraph 3: Shows safe transfers and fall prevention, both central to resident safety.
Paragraph 4: A short, practical close.
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Tips for your certified nursing assistant cover letter.
01
Lead with certification and setting
Say you're a certified nursing assistant, in which state, and whether you've worked in long-term care, a hospital or both.
02
Match the unit
If the job is in memory care, rehab or a hospital floor, mention the experience you have that fits it.
03
Keep it short
Three or four plain paragraphs are enough. The reader wants to see that you're safe, reliable and kind with residents.
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Do CNAs need a cover letter?
Often not. Many facilities hire from the application and an interview. Write one when the posting asks for it, when you're applying to a specialty unit like memory care, or when you're new to the area.
What if I'm a new CNA with no work experience?
Use your clinical hours from training, your certification and any caregiving, volunteer or customer service work that shows patience and reliability.