Staff turnover hurting nurse-physician communication, study finds
By
Danielle Brown
May 05, 2022
Ongoing staffing shortages in nursing homes are making it difficult for nurses to communicate and efficiently share changes in conditions for residents, a new study has found.
Lab’s COVID testing errors ‘sowed fear,’ cost operators tens of thousands of dollars
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 08, 2020
Some nursing home operators were forced to spend tens of thousands of dollars and face staffing shortages following testing errors by a Massachusetts laboratory.
Retired nurses ‘reluctant’ to join coronavirus battle
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 01, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has brought pleas from across the country for retired nurses, doctors and other clinicians to re-engage to help alleviate staffing shortages.
1,600 nursing home workers plan strike
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 10, 2020
Detroit-area nursing home operators could be facing a significant staffing shortage soon after 1,600 workers announced plans to strike later this month.
Long wait times for licenses complicate nurse hiring
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 24, 2022
Nurses are growing increasingly frustrated with significant delays getting licenses needed to work in new states, an accommodation employers increasingly need to address severe staffing shortages.
Difficult workload created ‘perception’ of nursing home staffing shortages during pandemic: study
By
Danielle Brown
May 05, 2021
Widespread reports of severe staffing shortages being felt across the entire long-term care industry has been a key issue for providers during the ongoing public health crisis.
Long-term care providers get help from National Guard
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 06, 2021
Providers in New York and Minnesota are receiving additional help from National Guard forces to aid with severe staffing shortages amid worries about the omicron variant.
State providing staffing support in mandate’s wake, despite critical media reports
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 08, 2021
New York officials are “proactively working” with long-term care providers experiencing staffing shortages tied to the pandemic and the state’s new COVID-19 vaccination mandate, according to a top...
Providers look to foreign-born caregivers to ease LTC staffing shortages
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 16, 2019
Long-term care providers are hoping several policy recommendations will ease caregiver shortages.
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Jun 26, 2020
GAO report highlights federal government’s overall COVID-19 response … AARP wants more help for Pennsylvania nursing homes … Texas nursing homes also facing increased staffing shortages