Home Health Care News March 21, 2021
Home health providers and hospitals have a long history of going head-to-head when it comes to nursing talent. In some ways, the COVID-19 pandemic has only intensified the competition and left providers in the position of having to shell out more to recruit staff.
In general, recruiting could often be an uphill battle for providers, even prior to the public health emergency.
And as nursing school enrollment struggles to meet market demands, the U.S. has seen a shortage of registered nurses.
Factors such as not having enough nursing school faculty members, rising nurse retirement rates and the aging population in the U.S. have also contributed to this shortage, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
Overall, there will...
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