“Long-term nursing care turnover linked to low Medicaid payments,” by Rick Kelly, Valley Morning Star

“A study by the Texas Health Care Association, a nonprofit trade group representing nursing homes, says the annual turnover rate for certified nursing assistants is 97 percent. The churn rate for registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses is almost as high, coming in at 90 percent, according to a THCA study released this year. … Warren said the low Texas Medicaid reimbursement means a long-term care facility is only paid about $6 per hour per patient for care, which hampers a nursing home company’s ability to compensate and retain nurses.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):

Should we wonder why Medicaid nursing home care has a quality problem?

Long-term nursing care turnover linked to low Medicaid payments

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