A new article in Geriatric Nursing by Verena R. Cimarolli, Natasha S. Bryant, and Robyn Stone, researchers at the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, and Francesca Falzarano, a researcher at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, suggests that the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on direct care professionals increased the high turnover and staff shortages in nursing homes that were already prevalent before the pandemic. The authors sought to identify factors associated with intent to remain on the job among direct care professionals in nursing homes. They concluded that “the only factor directly associated with intent to remain was higher job satisfaction. There were no significant direct associations between intent to remain and COVID-19-related work stress, quality of communication, and preparedness.” The level of job satisfaction among direct care professionals in the study sample was driven by how well their organizations communicated with them and how well prepared they felt to care for residents during COVID-19, write the authors. Read the full text of “Factors Associated with Nursing Home Direct Care Professionals’ Turnover Intent During the COVID-19 Pandemic” which is offered free of charge through October 30, and can be accessedhere.
