Chris Hedrick Caregiving is America’s largest profession and the job role with the widest gap between supply and demand.
Four and a half million long-term care workers support individuals in institutions and home-based settings across the United States. The Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasted a steep rise in that figure because of demographic trends even before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived.
Now, long-term care facilities are facing the three-fold staffing challenge of an aging U.S. population, COVID-19 and seasonal flu. Traditional CNA training programs have failed to keep up with this growing demand, creating a critical caregiver shortage.If the caregiver gap is […]
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