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Health Care Edition
2024
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Texas nursing homes face continued sta ng shortages
Jasmine, who owns Proverbial Care and Precisive Care, which are assisted living facilities in Pearland, said the challenge comes from the pay they’re able to o er. “It’s an industry-wide problem,” she said. “[Work- ers] leave you for 50 cents [per hour] more.” Jasmine on June 5 said each of her facilities had 13 full-time employees—short by one or two each, she said. That shortage also is compounded when workers leave without notice. “We cover the needs and make sure they are met but residents feel the void,” Jasmine said. “It works
Nursing homes in Texas and across the U.S. face high sta turnover rates due to exhaustion, linger- ing e ects of the pandemic and sta ’s tendency to leave for other health care jobs, according to the American Health Care Association. The context In 2022, the median turnover rate for direct resi- dent care registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses in long-term care facilities was over 50%—an increase from previous years, according to the Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies. Leticia Caballero, director of government rela- tions for HMG Healthcare, said a reason for the high turnover rates after the pandemic was exhaustion. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rates U.S. nursing homes based on their quality of care and sta ng. Families for Better Care, an Austin citizen advocacy group dedicated to creating public awareness of nursing home conditions, uses the ratings to compile state report cards. Texas received a grade of F and the lowest ranking out of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. What they’re saying The struggle of nding care workers can be found in the Pearland-Friendswood area as well. Tayray
Nursing home sta turnover Texas nursing homes have a higher sta turnover rate than the national average.
Total nursing sta turnover rate as of April 2024
60%
National average
50%
us very hard.” Looking ahead
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New rules from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services aim to combat poor quality of care in nursing homes. It outlines minimum sta ng requirements that mostly impact registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses and certi ed nursing assistants by requiring additional hours of care a nursing home patient receives daily. “It’s a great concern for the nursing home environment because while you can mandate these requirements, there are just not enough nurses or clinicians out there to meet this requirement. It’s unrealistic,” Caballero said.
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SOURCE: CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES COMMUNITY IMPACT
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