Federal agency issues nursing home staffing brief highlighting CNA numbers gap
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 01, 2024
The majority of US nursing homes currently meet at least two of the three criteria of the federal nursing home mandate, according to a new brief from federal health officials. Only about 30% meet the requirements...
Workforce crisis in LTC: Is it a recruitment problem or a leadership problem?
By
Dana Weaver
Jun 28, 2024
Stop me if you have heard this one before. Senior care is suffering an unprecedented staffing crisis, and it’s not getting better no matter what leadership tries… Yes, you have heard this...
Have to, get to, want to
By
Julie Thorson
May 10, 2024
Mindset has been on my mind lately. How’s that for an opening sentence? The filter of “H-G-W” (Have to, Get to, Want to), specifically, is weighing on me as a leader. I believe approach matters,...
Just 1% of nursing homes are fully staffed
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 23, 2021
Just 1% of nursing homes throughout the United States say they are currently fully staffed, according to a new survey by the AHCA/NCAL.
Honoring the fallen
By
Michael Wasserman
May 08, 2024
It’s been more than four years since the onset of the tragic pandemic that took the lives of nearly a quarter million vulnerable older adults living in nursing homes. Their lives mattered. How they spent...
Nov. 8 webcast focuses on “The Key to Quality in 2013: Staffing”
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 08, 2012
The latest in a long line of successful McKnight’s webcasts will give listeners “The Key to Quality in 2013: Staffing” on Nov. 8. Attendees of the no-cost event will learn how heavily...
Dec. 7: Labor management ‘perks’ for 2018
Nov 27, 2017
A special Dec. 7 McKnight’s webinar will explore how providers can staff to win by giving employees instant access to schedules, performance feedback, rewards and more.
Nurses report glaring gender pay gap, overwork in new survey
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 12, 2022
Despite an overall increase in salaries, registered nurses report glaring differences in pay and concerns about equity and overwork that could affect already troubled pandemic-era staffing levels.
Millennials driven to leadership roles, staffing company survey finds
Aug 22, 2018
AMN Healthcare’s Survey of Millennial Nurses: A Dynamic Influence on the Profession looked at those nurses between ages 19 to 36 when compared to baby boomer nurses or Generation X (ages 37 to 53).
Wednesday’s Workforce Development Forum offers timely skilled nursing hiring and retention strategies
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 14, 2023
Want easy access to some of the nation’s best nursing and retention experts? Join us Wednesday, Feb. 15 for the year’s first McKnight’s Workforce Development Forum.