What is the Nursing Home Staff Shortage Crisis?

Written by brianwallace | Published 2021/12/23
Tech Story Tags: healthcare | healthcare-industry | nursing-homes | nursing-home-industry | nursing-shortage | healthcare-workers | infographic | nursing-home-staff

TLDRNearly every nursing home facility in the United States is facing a staffing shortage. Between June and September 2021, 59% of nursing homes reported their problem with staffing has reached critical levels. 7 in 10 facilities are having a “very difficult time” attracting new staff. By 2030, 1 in 5 adults in the US will reach retirement age. 2 in 3 of these elderly adults will need some form of long term care in their lifetime. 20% will need additional care for at least 5 years.via the TL;DR App

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Written by brianwallace | Founder @ NowSourcing | Contributor at Hackernoon | Advisor: Google Small Biz, SXSW | Founder of The Innovate Summit
Published by HackerNoon on 2021/12/23