McKnight's June 15, 2023
Large skilled nursing chains are finding it increasingly difficult to hire and retain regional staff as a nursing shortage and changing attitudes about work-life balance make the travel-intensive positions less attractive to many traditional candidates.
Labor challenges have forced some providers to assign more buildings or broader geographic areas to each regional leader in their organization. It’s not helping already stressful situations, experts and those holding such positions have told McKnight’s Long-Term Care in recent weeks.
“Coming out of COVID now and really the past year or two, we’re still seeing those mergers and acquisitions change ownership,” said Lisa Thomson, COO of Pathway Health. “With that, the role of the regional consultant regional support really has morphed and changed. Some...
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