According to the results of a recent survey conducted by Iowa CareGivers and Iowa Workforce Development, roughly one quarter of full-time direct care workers have more than one job. Direct care workers include certified nurse aides, home care aides, direct support professionals and others who provide hands-on care in any setting.
While portions of their legislative proposals were incorporated into budget bills, Iowa lawmakers failed to pass substantive nursing home legislation this year. What does that mean for the nursing home industry, and what action could be taken next year?
Staffing agencies, whose rates would be capped by the bill, warn the proposal could cause nurses to leave the agencies and thus worsen the nursing home worker shortage
Industry leaders say better government reimbursement rates are needed in order to better pay workers
Health care providers in Eastern Iowa are pulling out all the stops to recruit and retain nursing staff amid an ongoing nursing shortage in the United States.
Given that care facilities and colleges alike are desperate for certified nursing assistants, they’re offering a variety of training options for traditional and non-traditional students — for teens in high school, moms heading back to work, men eyeing change, or even older workers reversing retirement plans.
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