Brendan Williams: NH is unprepared for the gray tsunami on the horizon
August 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
Union Leader (Aug. 29, 2024).
NEW HAMPSHIRE has the nation’s second-oldest population and yet is not doing enough to accommodate the age wave crashing onto the shores of its fragile nursing home care system.
According to the latest near-term projections from New Hampshire Employment Security, we will see 1,159 licensed nursing assistant (LNA) openings each year through 2025. New LNAs are not coming online fast enough to meet demand, fueling a “Hunger Games” competition between all classes of providers for these vital frontline caregivers.