The Montana VA Healthcare System is temporarily shutting down one of its long-term care facilities due to a lack of staff.
Nurse staffing shortage expected to get worse
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 12, 2019
A survey of registered nurses found about 20% are planning to retire within the next five years indicating that staffing shortages could worsen.
SNF staffing shortages may get ‘much worse’
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 25, 2021
Nursing homes and other residential care facilities have already lost about 380,000 workers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in February 2020, and the shortages are expected to get even worse,...
Long-term care providers are now struggling with a shortage of ambulance operators in addition to their own struggles with finding workers during the ongoing public health crisis.
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...
Share of nursing facilities reporting staffing shortages declines
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 23, 2022
Less nursing homes are reporting at least one staffing shortage through the end of February, according to a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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...