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  • Paid training, tuition assistance may be key to solving New York's nursing home staffing crisis

    Tom Dinki

    May 04, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    In an effort to boost staff and retain current healthcare workers, Catholic Health and McGuire Group's nursing homes are working with D’Youville University to fund the education of those interested in becoming a certified nursing assistant (CNA). Participants are paid for their time spent training and taking courses and are guaranteed a job once they complete the program. Catholic Health and the McGuire Group hired 29 CNAs from the program in 2022 across its nine nursing homes in the Western part of the state.

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  • Green House nursing homes kept COVID cases low via small sizes, private rooms, universal workers

    Tom Dinki

    February 22, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    The Green House Project, which is a network model of nursing homes across states, has been able to largely avoid the spread of Covid-19 amongst residents, with five times fewer cases than the national nursing home average. While the small size of the nursing homes has played a role, it has also been beneficial that each resident has their own bedroom and bathroom and that staff employ a universal worker model that limits the number of nursing assistants coming and going from each facility.

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