A new kind of role is emerging in nursing homes: the geriatric specialist, a certified nurse aide (CNA) who has completed an apprenticeship designed to deepen clinical knowledge, build specialized skills and take on greater responsibility in caring for older adults. These CNA apprenticeships, which come with a pay increase, are seen to strengthen retention […]
At a time when more than a quarter of nursing facilities are reporting at least one staffing shortage, skilled nursing operators now more than ever have to find creative ways to establish career paths for entry-level positions that are often seen as “dead end jobs.” Dr. Jeff Farber, New Jewish Home president and CEO, worries […]
As more operators look for ways to add SNF-at-home services to their offerings, staffing shortages may continue to stall home recovery care expansion in the post-acute care space. Some home care providers like Contessa are working to add SNF-at-home programs to more markets. For SNF operators, however, reimbursement remains a challenge in launching home care […]
Together with ShiftMed, the National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA) is launching a new training platform that will give nursing providers a new outlet for recruitment, certification, job placement, continuing education and ongoing career support all in one place. The platform, dubbed the National Institute for CNA Excellence or NICE, includes a learning management […]
Nursing home staffing provisions in the Build Back Better Act so far remain unchanged — and unfunded — as the bill works its way through the Senate. That’s according to panelists at a Tuesday telepress conference hosted by senior housing and care industry association LeadingAge. The Build Back Better Act (HR 5376), which broadly aims […]
Finding ways to recruit and retain new staff is the top priority for most nursing home operators right now, particularly when it comes to frontline staff. While some might think to look to bring in those that lost their jobs early on in the pandemic, new data shows that COVID-displaced workers aren’t choosing direct care […]
Pennsylvania Congressman Fred Keller last week introduced a bill to connect displaced workers, those out of a job because of the pandemic, with in-demand positions linked to long-term care. The Strengthening Knowledge, Improving Learning, and Livelihoods (SKILLS) Act would pull out-of-work Americans from hard-hit industries like retail and hospitality and place them on a career […]
Staff recruiting and retention, at least when it comes to general education about the skilled nursing industry, is starting at a much earlier age in part due to the ongoing staffing crisis, along with the “silver tsunami” that is aging baby boomers. More operators have plans to partner with community school districts to teach kids […]
The need for direct care workers in long-term care settings has grown in the last 10 years, and with staff expected to transfer to other occupations or exit the workforce altogether, alongside a growing elderly population, such job openings will nearly double in the next decade. From 2019 to 2029, there will be an estimated […]
Skilled nursing facilities will need solutions to better retain and attract operational staff like New York-based New Jewish Home’s Geriatric Career Development program. Nevertheless experts say that investment in a universal direct care workforce may be needed. The direct care workforce, which includes certified nursing assistants (CNAs) in nursing homes, typically provide between 60-to-80% of […]
