It’s Time to Shift the Caregiver Shortage Paradigm, according to In the Know Industry Report
Industry: Home & Garden
The caregiver shortage stems less from a shortage of people who can do the work, and more a scarcity of people willing to work under the conditions most caregivers endure.
Durham, NC (PRUnderground) August 23rd, 2018
Few healthcare problems evoke more anxiety than the looming caregiver shortage crisis. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that at least one million new direct care workers will be needed by 2024. With an average turnover rate of 66 percent and an ever-shrinking pool of applicants, home care and long-term care employers are desperate for a solution.
In the Know’s Linda Leekley blows the dust off this topic and offers some fresh insight in her new industry report, 5 Easy Ways to Shift the Caregiver Shortage Paradigm. Linda acknowledges that being a caregiver is intensely difficult work. “It’s back-breaking, heart-breaking, and spirit-breaking work for which employees receive little training, little recognition, and little appreciation.”
Linda believes the caregiver shortage stems less from a shortage of people who can do the work. Rather, it is more a shortage of people who are willing to work under the conditions most caregivers face every day.
Linda says, “It’s extremely short-sighted to think there is a simple or solitary solution to this crisis. It requires a complete paradigm shift.” She believes the solution to the shortage lies in turning the job of being a direct care worker into a career that guarantees those who choose it receive adequate training, the respect enjoyed by other healthcare professionals, and “outside the box” support services.
In this new report, Linda outlines five easy tweaks that (when implemented together) have the potential to shift the paradigm and create a culture that inspires caregivers to enter, thrive, advance—and stay—in an industry that so desperately needs them.
The full report is available for download at https://goo.gl/8AnWbX
About In the Know Caregiver Training
In the Know is a nationally recognized caregiver training provider with over 20 years of industry experience. With a comprehensive training solution, In the Know supports the post-acute care community in their efforts to train, engage and RETAIN caregivers.
