A lingering labor shortage due to Covid-19 is forcing nursing homes and home health agencies to turn away new patients even as the once-surging omicron variant is in retreat.
Seniors discharged from hospitals wait longer and travel farther for nursing home recovery beds, as many facilities shun new admissions, including patients with more complex problems whose care would strain their depleted staffs.
Home health agencies that can’t afford costly temporary staffing help must also turn away new referrals and the valuable revenue they provide.
The situation creates a bottleneck for patients waiting to leave crowded hospitals for the proper post-acute ...
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