Wisconsin is experiencing a care giver shortage that has reached crisis level. Sixteen nursing homes in Wisconsin have closed since 2015. Part of the reason being - difficulty staffing on a tight budget where the majority of residents have Medicaid as their pay source.
Aligning budgets with tighter regulations that limit and lower reimbursement has translated to low wages for staff. Many of the displaced care givers have adapted to other employment settings - leaving direct care giving behind.
A common sign or symptom of this care giver shortage is the news media reporting the fining of hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living dwellings for quality deficits. Try to see this in the light of limited staff to perform the needed tasks that would bring quality measures to the desired assessment level.
We need to influence Congress to direct the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to work with States like Wisconsin to assure a primary trade line for direct care giver wages and compensation packages is included in their rate setting methodologies for long term care services.
Home Care Path operates an elder care assistant program that enables experienced care givers to function more autonomously while supporting them with marketing, payroll, and billing tasks.
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