Nursing home staff shortage a ‘crisis’ in Clark County, Washington
January 8, 2023
A lack of skilled staff at nursing homes and adult family homes is creating a situation in which local hospitals are filled with people who should be discharged to a skilled nursing facility or long-term care home but can’t find a bed.
The leader of the Washington Health Care Association, a trade group representing adult family homes and skilled nursing facilities, says the crisis is now a catastrophe.
Carma Matti-Jackson, president and chief executive, says her group is concerned with the vulnerable elderly who are waiting in hospital beds for openings at skilled nursing facilities.
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