COVID-19 outbreaks worsened nursing home staffing shortages: study
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 01, 2022
Nursing homes that had severe COVID-19 outbreaks experienced significant staffing losses during and after the outbreaks. Emergency staffing plans need to be developed for future outbreaks including potentially...
Federal COVID vaccine mandate didn’t cause staffing shortages: research
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 10, 2023
The federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate did not significantly reduce staffing levels in nursing homes despite predicted “gloom and doom” scenarios by opponents of the vaccine and mandates at any level,...
Also in the News for Friday, Dec. 2
By
Joe Bush
Dec 02, 2022
Minnesota program battling staffing shortage in long-term care nursing celebrates one year anniversary … Nursing home loses 21 employees in a month … Provider lobbyists discuss staff shortages, license...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Sept. 27
By
Joe Bush
Sep 27, 2022
Two-thirds of survey respondents said their staffing shortage was moderate … Research finds texting by nursing home staff could speed decision-making to prevent decline of residents’ health …...
Nexion Health outlines efforts to keep staff above water with internal float pool
By
Joe Bush
Sep 23, 2022
Riner is among the many administrators working to move away from using agency workers to help with staffing shortages, in her case, through the development of an in-house staffing pool, or float pool.
Pandemic loans showed dollars will move the staffing shortage needle: study
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 28, 2023
An analysis of the forgivable loans that many nursing homes took during the pandemic shows that additional funding can positively deliver higher staffing levels.
County gets creative with federal funding to alleviate LTC staffing shortage
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 16, 2023
A county in upstate New York will use $11 million in federal funds to expand two nursing workforce development programs to address staffing shortages in long-term care facilities.
Nursing home providers help to design, refine facility IP program
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 26, 2023
In partnership with providers, an infection control peer coaching program has been updated to improve its utility amid competing facility priorities and staffing shortages.
Can information tech save the workforce-strapped sector?
By
John Hall
Sep 11, 2022
In an industry valiantly defending itself against the pandemic, PPE shortages and antibiotic resistance, there’s one thing that has brought many providers to their knees: an AWOL workforce that has shown...
State’s 52nd nursing home shutdown extends staggering loss of nursing home beds
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 13, 2023
Kansas hit a dubious milestone recently with the 52nd nursing home either shutting down entirely or taking beds offline since the beginning of the pandemic.