McKnight's April 17, 2024
With all the problems long-term care is grappling with and focusing on, sometimes it is harder to see even bigger problems down the road. Right now, senior care facilities are grappling with staffing shortages and a government that is seeking to impose federal staffing minimums at the same time.
Providers are also dealing with staff burnout and staff mental health issues, while facilities have seen decreased census. That issue is improving, thankfully, but some facilities were forced to close as a byproduct of pandemic census problems nonetheless.
Furthermore, looking a little toward the future, we know that the demographics of the United States population show that a “Silver Tsunami” is coming. This is the not-so-euphemistic term used to describe...
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