Senior Care Staffing Shortages
The skilled nursing industry has not recovered from staffing shortages spurred by the onset of the pandemic in 2020. According to Nexus Fellow and CEO of Activated Insights, Jacquelyn Kung, prior to COVID-19, employee turnover in senior care positions was 65%. It’s now at 85%.
“We need to look outside our own industry, we need to think about how we embed ourselves more in our communities and institute community hiring initiatives and rethink the requirements that we have in our role definitions,” said Kung.
An article, which appeared in Skilled Nursing News, poses possible solutions to staffing issues from experts in the aging industry.
- Offer more hours to part-time workers
- Provide work-life integration
- Encourage workers to create their own solutions
- Know what employees want in order to help retain and recruit
Read more at Skilled Nursing News.
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