‘We can’t wait’: Coalition gets $1.7 million to invest in scalable, transferable CNA workforce...
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 15, 2024
As the long-term care sector pushes to build workforce pipelines substantial enough to address severe labor shortages, one group is ramping up efforts to make those pipelines more effective.
Building a coveted ‘destination workplace’ requires diverse investments, active listening to staff:...
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 27, 2024
Faced with today’s complex array of financial, staffing and regulatory challenges, senior care operators need to rely on a broad range of solutions, a panel of experts said
Workforce dip in May reignites nursing home worries about caregiver supply
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 10, 2024
The number of workers in skilled nursing facilities declined in May, according to federal data published Friday. That stops a months-long positive trend for the sector.
Staffing shortages force VA facility closure
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 25, 2022
The Montana VA Healthcare System is temporarily shutting down one of its long-term care facilities due to a lack of staff.
The high stakes of healthcare worker misclassification
By
Tom Daschle
Apr 24, 2023
Worker classification has become a contentious issue impacting a growing number of companies in the emerging gig economy.
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.
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.
Let’s put a new spin on this tired ol’ nursing home staffing story
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2022
More money, more benefits, more flexibility. We need to know more of the nursing home staffing story.
States’ nursing home staffing shortages ranked best to worst
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 20, 2022
Nearly half of Minnesota’s long-term care facilities are dealing with staffing shortages — the most of any other state in the nation, according to a new analysis from Seniorly.
Amid staffing squeeze, PRN staff offer a new solution
By
David Coppins
Sep 06, 2022
Since COVID hit, almost every nursing home in the country has asked in-house staff to work overtime and extra shifts, leading to increased burnout and churn. More than 70% of nursing homes have relied...