McKnight's March 6, 2023
Kimberly Marselas

In the wake of a historic shortage of nurses and assistants, America’s nursing homes have been forced to get creative when it comes to hiring, scheduling and retaining workers.

Now many are pushing lawmakers and state regulators to respond to the ongoing workforce crisis with a similar openness, one that in some ways reimagines the sector’s professional landscape.

Emerging is a patchwork of new-to-skilled nursing positions that vary from state to state, with some designed to attract a fresh crop of entry-level workers, and others made to help providers target increasingly complex patient populations while also enticing workers.

Temporary nurse aides in 18 states will be allowed to continue to work under federal waivers through the end of the public...

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