The lingering laboring shortage is impacting quality of care and patient intake at hospitals and long-term care facilities nationwide. Amid concerns not only over the availability of workers, but the quality and cost of those workers, Arizona is now one of 15 states fighting back against the impending vaccine mandates which, the state...
Already struggling with staffing due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, nursing homes are now starting to realize just how dire the situation truly is -- with more than 40,000 residents and 67,000 staff contracting COVID in the early weeks of January.
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the...
With Omicron infections rising, it’s no surprise widespread staffing issues continue to plague nursing homes as the industry makes plans to circumvent COVID-19.
Government Support
Nursing homes have depended on money from the Provider Relief Fund and other federal aid measures throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the future of...
