“Only 7% of Caregivers Prefer to Work in Nursing Homes, Report Finds,” by Maggie Flynn, Skilled Nursing News

“Nursing homes fared particularly poorly in a new report on caregiver preferences, with only 7% saying they preferred to work in that setting. The other results highlighted what many in senior care have known for a long time: The labor market is tough, and the ramifications could be extensive. Specifically, 65% of caregivers are “always looking for a better job,” while 97% are open to a job opportunity at any given time, according to the findings from Chicago-based MyCNAjobs, which offers a suite of recruitment tools for senior care workers. . . . The setting of choice for caregivers was hospitals, with 27% listing that as their preferred option. Private family and home care agencies followed at 26% and 22%, respectively, while 18% of caregivers would choose assisted living.”

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

Takeaway: caregivers prefer to work in settings with strong private or insurance funding and less Medicaid. The flipside is that access to the best caregivers depends on paying privately, either out of pocket or with insurance.

Only 7% of Caregivers Prefer to Work in Nursing Homes, Report Finds

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