Survey: Nursing Home Providers Say Workforce and Economic Challenges Persist

The American Health Care Association (AHCA), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and other long term care facilities across the country, released a survey of more than 500 nursing home providers from across the U.S. highlighting how nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry continues to face a serious labor and economic crisis.

The survey findings also demonstrate how the crises are impacting access to care for vulnerable seniors and would make it impossible for the industry to meet increasing government staffing requirements without corresponding support. 

Nearly all respondents (95 percent) were concerned about being able to meet a 4.1 HPRD staffing minimum, including 79 percent who were “very concerned.”