Despite growing demand for long-term care, the industry struggles with labor shortages. Experts worry there may not be enough workers in a future with a rising aging population.

While a preponderance of long-term care stakeholders are still reeling about the new budget law, a minority point to it with ...

Cuts to Medicaid programs in the budget reconciliation bill may be “catastrophic” to rural long-term care providers.

Ms. Gurian also worries about the possible effect on costs if Congress cuts funding for Medicaid, which covers 61 percent of all long-term care, according to KFF.. “Providers would have to ...

Despite growing demand for long-term care, ... A March survey of hundreds of nursing home providers by the American Health Care Association found almost all have open jobs and difficulty recruiting.

Overall demand for full-time workers in long-term services and support settings is projected to increase by 42% between 2021 and 2036, according to the federal Health Resources and Services ...

Culix Wibonele poses for a portrait on Monday, April 29, 2024, in Lawrenceville, Ga. Wibonele is a certified nursing assistant working in long-term care. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) The hardest part ...

The hardest part of Culix Wibonele’s first job in long-term care was not getting injured.Originally from Kenya, Wibonele worked as a certified nursing assistant in Atlanta in 2014. She went t… ...

Despite surging demand for long-term care, providers struggle to find workers. Those who tend to older adults face low wages and risk of injury. Posted May 24, 2024. Updated May 24, 2024.

The hardest part of Culix Wibonele’s first job in long-term care was not getting injured. Originally from Kenya, Wibonele worked as a certified nursing assistant in Atlanta in 2014. She went to ...