02/29/2024

New Study Reveals Depths of Agency Nurse Dependence

McKnights Long-Term Care News recently released an article highlighting how the share of nursing homes using agency staff every day of the year more than doubled between 2018 and 2022, newly published research shows — further fueling concerns about the prospect of a federal staffing mandate being finalized soon.

Nursing homes have become significantly more reliant on staffing agency workers since before the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving them threatened by compounded wage costs and worker shortages, research published online on February 14 by Health Affairs confirms. Although the level of dependence has waned from its most severe, it is still a significant factor, experts agree.

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