A recent survey found 98% of nursing home operators are having trouble hiring, and 73% said staffing issues could force them to close.
The survey, released this month by the American Health Care Association, found that 98% of nursing home operators are having trouble hiring, 59% said they are losing money, and 73% said staffing issues could force them to close.
Jackie Rojo Sanchez, a certified nursing assistant, looks after eight residents each shift at Abernethy Laurels. But Diondre Clarke, a traveling certified nursing assistant in the same area, sometimes has to look after 20 or more. The impact the staffing shortages have had on care is"bad," Clarke said, adding that she will hear residents yelling and"you go in their room and they're on the floor.