"...when the pandemic hit, the staffing levels went from a strain to a crisis unto itself for many nursing homes." #ProtectAllWorkers #ProtectAllResidents #SafeStaffing #Union skillednursingnews.com/2021/03/staffi…
"Over and over again, the witnesses testifying in the hearing emphasized that the issue of low staffing in nursing homes predated the pandemic — a point that was also made in one of the first hearings on the impact of COVID-19 in nursing homes in 2020."
"Nurses and CNAs leave their roles for multiple reasons, Ramos testified. But the short staffing conditions tend to feed into that turnover, because it creates an unsustainable workload, alongside low wages that necessitate multiple jobs."
"Though community spread of COVID-19 and facility size have proven to be the top predictors of nursing home outbreaks in multiple studies, staffing does have an effect on how a COVID-19 outbreak plays out..."
"Moten also stressed the need to put a workforce strategy into any COVID-19 response, calling for a “comprehensive plan for recruiting and retaining staff” as an actionable item for facilities."
“The growth in complex nursing-home ownership structures has limited financial transparency by allowing nursing homes to hide public payments and stint on direct resident care.”
"It was a point she did not dispute, pointing to those worse outcomes for private-equity owned nursing homes as a reason to examine how those entities are using the government funds they receive."
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