Skilled Nursing News August 30, 2024
Building the frontline workforce continues to be crucial for the nursing home sector as the industry faces a federal minimum staffing mandate. However, barriers exist in the form of civil monetary penalties (CMPs), which can pause in-house training programs if a facility is cited, and existing staff is stretched so thin that educational demands just add to the burnout.
To facilitate education amid these hurdles, operators have had to take matters into their own hands, having either started new education side businesses for staffing solutions or expanding in-house programs in order to get the staff they need.
Small regional operator, Alabama-based Schmidt Wallace Healthcare, created a nursing school to graduate thousands of certified nurse aides (CNAs). Meanwhile, other operators continue...
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