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.
Researchers call for family caregivers to be better incorporated into nursing home workforces
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 06, 2022
Providers, patients and policymakers should better incorporate informal caregivers into skilled nursing facilities to enhance professional caregivers’ capabilities and efficiencies, according to University...
‘The system failed’: Experts lay plans for reforming long-term care after pandemic
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 04, 2020
Now is the opportunity for providers, policymakers and other stakeholders to aggressively reform the long-term services and supports system after its underlying weaknesses were exposed under pandemic conditions,...
Researchers call on skilled nursing operators to prioritize immigrant workforce
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2020
The needs of immigrant workers should be a top concern of nursing home operators during the coronavirus pandemic in order to prevent severe workforce shortages within the industry and protect the high-risk...