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(2/25) To Achieve Equitable Quality of Care in Nursing Homes, Address Key Workforce Challenges

By Joanne Kaldy / February 23, 2021

The COVID pandemic has brought tremendous attention to the workforce challenges in post-acute and long-term care. A new report suggests some important changes that need to be made to ensure consistent, capable staffing and safe, successful communities moving forward:

  • A federal minimum wage for nursing home workers. In at least one study, increased wages among nursing assistants resulted in 21% lower turnover.
  • Federal minimum staffing levels. A congressional report found that incremental increases in staff resulted in improved quality of patient care. Another study found that staffing levels have a “large and significant” impact on care quality.
  • End the federally mandated lock-out period. In 2017 alone, these prevented nearly 2,900 individuals from starting CNA training programs.

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