Staffing Agencies Create ‘Unfair Playing Field,’ Widen Gaps in Nursing Home Workforce

April 18, 2022

Aging service organizations, their members and Congress have sounded the alarm on opportunistic staffing agencies during the pandemic, opening the way for possible regulation surrounding the bustling industry.

Other leaders in the space believe such legislation is an overreaction and unnecessary for one small segment of the health care staffing system.

Marquette University’s College of Nursing this month published a debate-style article about legislation to regulate nurse staffing agencies amid opportunistic companies charging – at times – triple what staff are paid.

Read the full story from Skilled Nursing News here.