Lessons from COVID-19: Leverage increased public awareness to improve staffing levels and stability
By
Tracey Moorhead
Barbara Bowers
Mar 14, 2022
Some problems are so pervasive that even well-intentioned efforts to solve them feel overwhelming and inadequate. The staffing crisis is one of them. Workforce shortages jeopardize the health and safety...
While staffing shortages have plagued the long-term care industry for quite some time, the coronavirus pandemic has certainly shone a spotlight on the issue and worsened it. At the start of...
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...
We need staff… NOW
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Sep 28, 2021
Last year, as the pandemic raged in New York City and sirens filled the air, a group of young travel nurses arrived to assist weary long-term care teams. They took over nursing stations that had been depleted...
Increased penalties could stop nursing home staffing improvements: study
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 14, 2020
Providing more financial security for U.S. nursing homes may help prevent future staffing shortages after researchers found that about one in six facilities have reported shortfalls in licensed nurses...
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.
Insider perspective on price increases at nurse staffing agencies
By
Dan Silver
Dec 07, 2021
When my family started Silver Medical Staffing in 2019, our only clients were skilled nursing facilities. Our first contract was a block from our house, and I passed the building every day on my walk to...
How ‘taking a pause’ may actually improve the staffing shortage crisis
By
Deanna Vigliotta
Jun 17, 2021
“We’re hiring.” “If you know of any certified nursing assistants, we are hiring.” “We too are desperately seeking caregivers.” “We are actually all set with caregivers.” “Huh? What?” ...
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.
Nursing homes with staffing shortages more susceptible to COVID-19 spread: study
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 13, 2020
Facilities with higher Five-star ratings for nurse staffing were less likely to have COVID-19 cases when compared with lower-rated providers, according to a new research letter published in the Journal...