Tasha Wilson spent more than a decade at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center before earning two Chamberlain University degrees. She now holds a senior management role at one of the country's largest home care companies.

Wilson, now Senior Manager of Clinical Services at Help at Home, said she started as a Patient Care Assistant at Cincinnati Children's in 2002. She advanced to Registered Nurse in the hospital's cancer care and medical-surgical units before leaving for a step-down ICU position at Atrium Medical Center through Premier Health Partners.

She then spent four years as a home health nurse. During that stretch, she enrolled in Chamberlain's online Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) program while still working. She completed the BSN in September 2021 and finished a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in Chamberlain's Nurse Executive track in October 2022.

"My path is not a straight line from student to administrator," Wilson told Hyde Park-Oakley Record. "It is a story of a working nurse who kept growing — adding credentials, taking on more responsibility, and ultimately stepping into national-level leadership — all while rooted in the Cincinnati healthcare community."

The degrees opened doors. Wilson moved from clinical trainer at Premier Health Partners to RN Health Center Manager at Premise Health, then to Manager of Clinical Services at American Mercy Home Care LLC. She landed at Help at Home, a Chicago-based company founded in 1975 that operated in 11 states and served 70,000 clients through more than 60,000 caregivers as of late 2024, according to company materials. The company's Cincinnati office is on Reed Hartman Highway.

Wilson's move from bedside care to home health management tracks a broader industry shift. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment of home health and personal care aides will grow 18 percent from 2025 to 2035, much faster than average. The agency expects about 760,500 openings per year over the decade as long-term care moves out of institutional settings and into homes.

Cincinnati faces its own workforce gap. Chamberlain opened its Cincinnati campus, its 25th nationwide, on Aug. 20 at the Tower at Kenwood on Galbraith Road in Sycamore Township. The first cohort began classes Aug. 31. The campus offers a three-year BSN program with simulation labs and a mix of in-person and online learning, according to a university press release. The region posts roughly 50,000 healthcare job openings a year, with about one healthcare graduate for every six open positions, according to the 2026 Covista Care Capacity Monitor cited at the opening.

Hamilton County Commissioner Denise Driehaus declared the ribbon-cutting day "Chamberlain University Day" in the county. FOX19 reported Driehaus said the region has struggled with a nursing shortage since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chamberlain and its parent organization, Covista, committed $150,000 to a three-year partnership with The Health Collaborative to bring healthcare career programs to Cincinnati middle and high school students.

Editor's note: Cincinnati is home to the newest Chamberlain University campus in the country. As part of that opening, the Hyde Park-Oakley Record is profiling select alumni who have gone through the program as part of a partnership with Chamberlain University.