HHS pledges $103 million for worker burnout, shortages
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 24, 2022
The Biden administration is supplying $103 million in grants to help curb healthcare worker burnout and staffing shortages, the White House announced Friday.
The exhaustion epidemic
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Feb 08, 2022
I was tempted to listen to the STAT News event, “The exhaustion epidemic: Examining the COVID-19 burnout crisis in health care,” while lying prone on the couch. Instead, I took notes and considered...
How to keep working in LTC (when you’re not sure how much more you can take)
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Aug 31, 2021
When I speak to long-term care groups, whether to those in leadership positions or to direct care staff, it’s clear that virtually all the audience members have been drawn to the industry because of...
LTC nurses who remain on the job are burned out, concerned for residents: news report
Oct 25, 2021
Staff shortages and work overload are taking a heavy toll, long-term care nurses and clinical administrators tell a news outlet in Maine. “We’re trying to make things work as best we can, but...
Compassion fatigue – the struggle is real
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 27, 2021
Not getting a vaccine isn’t just affecting you. It’s why we have this variant, and it’s why we all have to keep dealing with this. And it’s why nurses are burning out and getting compassion...
Survey reveals causes of burnout among U.S. nurses, areas for improvement
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 14, 2021
Fully two-thirds of nurses are now considering leaving the profession, a survey released earlier this month from staffing firm Cross Country Healthcare has found.
Study isolates nursing home leaders’ unique COVID-era stressors
By
Joe Bush
Nov 10, 2022
Excessive feelings of guilt, extra infection control precautions, unprecedented long work hours and personal healthcare sacrifices were common among nursing home leaders during the height of the pandemic,...
Preventing burnout in long-term care
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jul 10, 2014
In my recent post, “Stuff I won’t do for residents and why your staff shouldn’t either,” I wrote about the need for individual workers to set appropriate boundaries around caregiving...
Infection preventionists join ranks of the burned-out, survey finds
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 15, 2022
The reduced well-being of these workers impacts healthcare quality and safety in a time when there is a 25% IP job vacancy rate.