Nursing home staffing reaches 3.49 million workers, up from pandemic low
Nursing home and residential care facility employment has climbed to approximately 3.49 million workers as of May, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, recovering from a pandemic low of 2.96 million. The industry has added more than 500,000 workers since its lowest staffing point during the COVID-19 pandemic. This represents a steady upward trend in nursing facility workforce levels, though the article does not specify whether current staffing meets pre-pandemic benchmarks or regulatory adequacy standards.
Improved nursing home staffing levels affect LTSS managed care plans through potential changes in provider network capacity, quality metrics tied to staffing ratios, and institutional care costs that influence total cost of care benchmarks.
LTSS · Long-Term Care
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