Staffing shortages can fuel increased discharge delays
By
Phil Brahm
Jul 04, 2016
Providers feeling the pinch of a nursing shortage only need look across the Atlantic to see the possible consequences of being understaffed.
Nursing groups outline ways to remedy staffing shortages
By
John O'Connor
Jul 06, 2015
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco found at least 2.5 million more long-term care workers will be needed by 2030 to keep pace with growing care demands.
BEI expanding overseas recruitment to ease staffing shortage
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 25, 2005
BEI has officially signed on to increase its nurse-recruiting efforts around the globe. The long-term care giant previously known as Beverly Enterprises has hired 75 nurses from the Philippines and recently...
Long-term care provider launches pilot program, using volunteers to help address staffing shortages
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 11, 2019
Faced with chronic staffing shortages, one Canadian nursing home is deploying volunteers to help out during mealtime.
AHCA calls for immigration reform to meet staffing shortage
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 14, 2013
Saying the current permanent visa programs for immigrants are “insufficient and inadequate” to meet long-term care staffing needs, the American Health Care Association outlined its vision of...
Providers support immigration bill in Senate
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 30, 2006
A controversial immigration reform bill could help ease the staffing shortage at nursing homes, a major long-term care association asserts.
Another provider closer to abandoning state’s struggling skilled care industry
By
Marty Stempniak
May 15, 2019
Another operator is stepping back from skilled nursing care in Wisconsin as local providers continue to wrestle with low reimbursement rates and staffing shortages.
Three facilities in California may close due to staffing shortages
Aug 30, 2016
Three skilled nursing facilities in California may close, according to local reports.
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Oct 05, 2016
Study finds differences in decisions made by Democratic, Republican doctors … Doll therapy in facilities shows benefits but garners critics … CA’s largest nursing home provider blames...
Visa deadline extension saves border nursing homes from staffing shortages
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 21, 2004
Nursing homes in states bordering Mexico and Canada, worried about the looming July 26 deadline for their workers to obtain a visa certificate from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, can relax....