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Even with its own float pool, this provider is flooded with open nursing positions
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Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 11, 2023
A Pennsylvania nonprofit long-term care provider recently showed its ingenuity by creating an internal staffing agency, or float pool, to cope with staffing shortages and high temporary agency costs. But...
Agency nurse prices move higher for skilled nursing as staffing minimum nears
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 11, 2023
Wages for travel nurses in long-term care facilities continue to rise along with demand, as providers contend with state staffing mandates and an anticipated federal minimum.
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