A recent blog post from Select International discusses talent acquisition tools for long-term care staff.
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Select International's website.
Healthcare has overtaken both retail and manufacturing as the largest employment sector in the U.S., and much of this growth is focused on the elderly. The two fastest-growing occupations are personal care aides and home health aides, which are projected to account for one in every 10 new jobs in the next decade.
Why this explosion in demand?
In 2010, 40 million Americans were age 65 or older. By 2050 that number is expected to jump to 88 million. The vast majority of these will require some long-term care services either in a nursing home, assisted living facility, adult daycare, or services in their home. This means a growing demand for companies, facilities, and staff to provide these services.
Talent Implications:
Finding people to fill these jobs is going to be a challenge. We already know that keeping them is difficult. The turnover rate in long-term care historically runs much higher than other healthcare sectors – often from 55% to 75% for nurses and aides, and sometimes close to 100% for aides alone. Click here to continue>>
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