High costs and a lengthy hiring process are two factors separating the nursing home industry from what many operators say is the only "silver bullet" for staffing shortages plaguing the industry: immigrant workers.
Staffing agencies are taking the lead in bringing foreign workers to the US, but costs are skyrocketing and the pace is "glacial," said a report in Skilled Nursing News.
The US must compete with countries that have far shorter wait times for prospective nurses to gain entry—think Canada, which has welcomed immigrants for the past year as a remedy for labor shortages, the report said.
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