Data Doesn’t Lie: Current Pace Sets Nursing Home Workforce Recovery Back to 2027

Year-end 2022 data puts the nursing home workforce shortage in “stark perspective,” as slow job growth is pitted against regulatory updates and looming staffing mandates.

That’s according to the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). The aging services organization on Thursday released an analysis of data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

“The data doesn’t lie,” Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of AHCA/NCAL, said in a statement. “This is not just an exaggerated call for help, and this labor crisis will not go away on its own or through government enforcement.”

Parkinson refers to a potential federal staffing mandate due to be revealed in the coming months, along with a study from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). A federal government mandate will only worsen the staffing crisis, according to AHCA’s staffing analysis.