Nursing Homes, January 1st, 2003
The staffing crisis plaguing the long-term care field is already bad enough, but with the baby boomers waiting in the wings, things could get far worse before they get better. Turnover rates among managers, not just frontline workers, are sky-high, and there are fewer and fewer qualified managers interested in entering the LTC workplace.
While the lack of nurses, DONs, and other skilled staff continues to be a problem (see sidebar), more and more nursing home administrators are looking to greener pastures and leaving the LTC field altogether. And, with the negative image presently hung arou...
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