Skilled Nursing News May 26, 2022
Meeting the direct care workforce shortage is a “multi-factorial” issue, industry leaders say. Naturally, the solution must also be multifaceted.
A guide with “action areas” for government entities and operators to focus on amid the historic workforce shortage was published last week by the Milbank Memorial fund, along with other academic and nonprofit organizations.
While acknowledging every state is faced with unique challenges to recruiting and retaining staff, the guide breaks down actions government entities and operators can take into four categories: wages and benefits; professionalization of the role; social value elevation of the direct care worker; and improving data collection and analytics surrounding workforce interventions.
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