Recruitment

Long-term care struggling to hold onto employees, expert explains

May 12, 2011

A year after healthcare reform became law, finding and keeping good industry employees continues to be a massive challenge, especially in long-term care, an expert in healthcare recruitment and retention said Wednesday.
 

Comprehensive redraft of nurse's role sought in government-backed study

July 16, 2009

A new initiative to study the future of nursing in America and help address the growing nursing shortage, was launched Tuesday by the Institute of Medicine and the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation.
 

Temporary lull in nursing shortage hurts nursing homes, new analysis suggests

June 15, 2009

Nursing homes aren't reaping the benefits of a temporary easing of the nursing shortage nationwide caused by generally improved economic conditions, a new analysis finds.
 

Robot nurses to care for aging Japanese

March 30, 2009

Japan, like many countries around the world, is facing a serious shortage of caregivers to look after its rapidly growing elderly population. Unlike others, however, it is about to create an army of robot nurses.
 

Providers offering more drastic incentives for new nursing hires

January 07, 2009

Hospitals and nursing facilities around the country are getting more dramatic in their efforts to attract new employees in the face of a worsening nurse shortage, according to a recent report.
 

AHCA to Congress: More long-term care nurses needed

December 02, 2008

Congress should enact reforms that bolster the long-term care workforce and help address the nursing shortage, the American Health Care Association told lawmakers Monday.
 

Evidence-based research delivers new staff retention tools to nursing homes

November 04, 2008

Long-term care providers, who frequently suffer employee turnover rates near 100% annually, have three new resources designed to reduce workforce turnover. The new tools, which were announced Monday by the Better Jobs Better Care Coalition, also can help providers find new employees and create a better work environment for the staff they already have, researchers said.
 

Job satisfaction latest nurse recruitment tool

September 16, 2008

Nursing homes may want to turn their attention to hospitals, which are trying a new method to retain and recruit nurses. Instead of offering financial incentives, they're improving job satisfaction, according to The Washington Post.
 

New code seeks to prevent unethical treatment of foreign-educated nurses

September 05, 2008

Authors from several healthcare organizations have developed a code to protect the rights of foreign-educated nurses, including those who work in long-term care.
 

Nursing home aide turns out to be a king

August 20, 2008

It's sometimes amazing to realize how little we know about the people with whom we work. Like the nurse down the hall who is an accomplished jazz pianist. Or that colleague who graduated from culinary school. But how about a nurse's aide who holds the position of king in Uganda?
 

Ask the care expert

May 01, 2008

I do the CNA training, and help with checking certifications. Are there standard requirements for CNAs?
 

Researchers: Resident violence in Canada "out of control"

March 12, 2008

Aides in Canadian nursing homes are being assaulted by residents at "appallingly" high rates, according to university researchers. Physical attacks were made daily against nearly half of workers surveyed, their studied revealed.
 

Report: Nearly 1 in 10 nurse positions unfilled

February 04, 2008

Nearly 8% of full-time equivalent nursing staff positions aren't being filled, according to directors of nursing polled in the newly released Senior Care Digest Interdisciplinary Report.
 

Salaries increase for DONs, administrators

September 01, 2007

Good nursing leaders are a hot commodity - at least if the most recently compiled salary findings are to be believed.
 

60 Seconds with...

September 01, 2007

Jane F. Potter, MD Board Chairwoman, American Geriatrics Society
 
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