Elderly care facilities face downsizing, closure if workforce challenges unmet
Heather Ahrendt (Nursing Dept. Scheduler and Med Tech) and Florence Mitzel (Resident). Photo by Levi Jones, News Monitor.
Jill Foertsch, administrator of St. Gerard’s Community of Care, Hankinson. Photo by Levi Jones, News Monitor.
Expense of contract nursing, shortage of nurses at forefront
For Jill Foertsch, administrator at St. Gerard’s Community of Care, which operates a 33-bed long-term care facility and an 11-bed independent living unit in Hankinson, the costs just keep piling up.
Before the pandemic, Foertsch rarely contracted traveling registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), or certified nursing assi…
