Skilled Nursing News January 15, 2025
Traditional workforce development models often fail because they don’t address personal barriers to success, such as housing, transportation and childcare, that workers in the nursing home sector – where many are single mothers – face in maintaining employment.
While staffing has improved over the last year, these common life struggles threaten the stability of the long-term care workforce. In fact, studies draw direct connections between parenting, mental health well-being and holding onto a job, underscoring the importance of tackling such issues for the longevity of the labor pool.
And that’s where the Dwyer Workforce Development (DWD) plans to make a dent, according to the organization’s president and CEO Barb Clapp.
Clapp, who said DWD has seen success in recognizing and...
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