The long-term care worker shortage has brought this highly demanding and profitable industry of long-term care facilities to the verge of closing.
As per the study, 73% of long-term care facilities are on the verge of closing.
Like many other healthcare departments, there is a severe staffing shortage in long-term care facilities also.
87% of long-term care facilities are facing moderate to high staffing shortages.
About 61% of long-term care facilities are restricting admissions due to staffing shortages.
98% of facilities are facing difficulty in hiring staff.
But unlike other fields of the healthcare industry, long-term care facilities are facing this issue of long-term care workforce shortage long before the pandemic.
Long-term healthcare workers are leaving their current job or leaving their professions due to multiple reasons.
Let’s explore these reasons in brief.