As acuity rises in the long-term and post-acute care settings, nursing homes and hospitals are in greater competition for nurses. Nurses may have in the past preferred to work in the traditional hospital setting for the chance to apply their clinical skills in more sophisticated ways, and for higher salaries. But an increase of residents […]
The nursing home industry was thrust back into the national spotlight this week as federal lawmakers called out for-profit ownership for their lack of resources during the early months of the pandemic and confounding corporate structures. The Congressional Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by Rep. James Clyburn, held a hearing on Wednesday to […]
As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks to implement health equity across the care continuum, nursing homes in disadvantaged neighborhoods continue to be staffed for fewer hours by clinical workers. A recent study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society compiled data from more than 12,000 nursing homes, finding the […]
While clinical leaders in skilled nursing facilities welcome new hires to their staff, many are seeing an influx of nurses with less real-world experience. Nurses fresh out of school were unable to complete their clinicals on-site due to Covid, leaving students to learn as best they could in online skills labs and other solitary training, […]
The push to improve the nation’s nursing homes needs to go beyond calling for increased oversight and higher quality resident care as the sector largely remains in the spotlight. Federal officials should also provide skilled nursing operators ways build up the workforce and take steps to reduce staff turnover, in addition to offering residents and […]
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