According to data from the Bureau of Labor, nursing homes and residential care facilities have lost more than 425,000 employees during the course of the pandemic.įewer caregivers are forcing many facilities to have to turn away new residents. Washington Newsday recently reported the dire labor shortages in long term care. And now as staff challenges grow, providers are left without the means to hire new workers or keep their current ones. These low rates, coupled with additional expenses from the pandemic, have left many facilities in financial turmoil. For years nursing homes have faced low Medicaid reimbursement rates that do not adequately cover the cost of care. Providers want to offer higher wages and better benefits to attract and retain employees but lack the necessary funds to do so. Long term care facilities are experiencing growing staff vacancies as burned-out caregivers exit the profession.Ī recent American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) survey found that 86 percent of nursing homes and 77 percent of assisted living providers say their workforce situation has gotten worse in just a few months. The COVID-19 pandemic has put a tremendous strain on nursing homes and assisted living communities across the country, but one area that continues to worsen among facilities is the workforce crisis.
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