Training Mandate Looms Over Shortage of Nursing Home Aides

May 31, 2022, 9:25 AM UTC

Temporary nursing aides, who must meet reinstated federal training requirements to continue working in nursing homes beyond Oct. 7, remain in the industry’s most in-demand and hard-to-fill position even though the shortage of workers may be easing.

Twenty-five percent of US nursing homes reported a shortage of nursing aides as of May 8, down from a pandemic high of 29.8% in January during the omicron variant surge, according to an analysis of federal data by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.

The share of facilities reporting a shortage of nurses—the other main providers of nursing home care—has ...

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