Complete a two to three page (excluding title and reference pages) report on the progress you have made to date on your Senior Project. You must use a minimum of three scholarly sources. Your report,

1Runninghead:RECRUITMENTANDRETENTIONTasharaDillardProfessorAshleyTennesseeHCA459SeniorProjectSeptember7,2020 2RECRUITMENTANDRETENTIONChallengesofemployeerecruitmentandretentioninanursinghomeEvidencefromempiricalliteratureindicatesthatthereisachronicshortageofhealthcareworkersintheUSA.Althoughthenumbersarestaggering,amajorityofhealthcareadministratorshaveindicatedthatoneoftheglaringchallengestheyoftenfaceisattractingqualityandexperiencedhealthcareworkers,especiallyifafacilityislocatedinruralareas(Barriballetal,2015).Withsuchrecruitmentchallenges,thereisalsonodoubtthatthefacilitiesalsofaceaproblemintheirattempttoretaintheiremployees.Thisessayarguesthathealthcarefacilitiesfacesarecruitmentandstaffretentionchallengeduetostaffshortageandpoormotivationalschemesinthefaceofarapidlychangingsector.Staffrecruitmentisanessentialneedfornursinghomes.Thenatureofhealthcareservicesinthefacilitiesissuchthattheyarelaborintensive,andtimeconsuming.Thenatureofthejobsissometimesnotcommensuratewiththesalary,eventhough,healthcareprofessionalshavetopaymoredollarsincollegeeducation.Theoutcomehasbeenachronicshortageofhealthcareworkers.Wherethereisashortageofprofessionals,organizationsthatarelocatedintheruralareasarethemostaffected.Furthermore,healthcarefacilitiesfaceadauntingtaskinbalancingbetweenaspectssuchasraceandgenderbecause,naturally,thehealthcaresectorisskewedagainstthemalegender.BlackAmericansandotherminoritiesarealsodisproportionatelyunrepresentedinthesectorduetovariousintersectionalityofidentities.Nursinghomes,intheruralareasalsofaceadauntingtaskofretainingprofessionals.Staffturnoverisamongthemostformidablechallengesfacinghealthcareadministrators.Thesectorhasamongthehighestturnoverratesinthecountry,withevidencefromempiricalliteratureindicatingthatitisabovetheoverallaverage(Beck,Boulton,Lemmings,&Clayton, 3RECRUITMENTANDRETENTION2012)..Amajorityofemployeesinnursinghomes,especiallythoselocatedinruralareashavebeeninaflightrisktourbanareas,wherethepays,workingcondition,andstandardsoflivingarepresumablybetter.Furthermore,sincethenumbersofwomenarehigherinthesector,amajorityofthemabandonthefacilitiesforvariousreasonssuchasmarriageandcaringfortheirchildren.However,healthcareadministratorscanmitigatetheriskposedbyhighlevelsofstaffturnoverbyappreciatingtheindustrydynamicsanddevisingmotivationalschemes.Staffmotivationisanimportantsolutiontorecruitmentandretentionchallengesfacingthenursinghomes.First,withthebabyboomersoptingforearlyretirement,healthcareadministratorsmustlookforingeniouswaysofmotivatingayoungerworkforcelookingoutforflexibility,diversityandbetterremuneration.Theadministratorsalsoneedtoharnessthepoweroftechnology,whichcanhelpmaketheprofessionmoreflexibleandlesslaborintensive,withintheboundariesofethicalstipulationssuchaprivacyandconfidentiality.Someofthestrategiesthatthenursinghomeshoulduseincludeworkcompression,non-monetaryincentivessuchasfosteringapositiveorganizationculture,aswellasofferingopportunityforprofessionalandacademicgrowth.Insummary,staffrecruitmentandretentionisamajorproblemfacinghealthcarefacilities.Healthcareadministratorsshouldlookforingeniouswaysofcounteringtheproblemsuchasharnessingthepoweroftechnologytomakethesectorlessdemanding,aswellasofferingacombinationofmonetaryandnon-monetaryincentivestomotivatetheemployees.However,thehealthcaretrendsneededtoaddressthechallengealsoposesasignificantcosttonursinghomes.Betterpayforhealthcareworkersalsoimpliesincreasingthecostofhealthcare,whichwouldbedetrimentaltopatients.Nursinghomesshouldthusproactivelyengagetheinsurancecompaniesandthegovernmentforbetter,timelyandimprovedreimbursements. 4RECRUITMENTANDRETENTIONReferencesBarriball,L.,Bremner,J.,Buchan,J.,Craveiro,I.,Dieleman,M.,Dix,O.,...&Sermeus,W.(2015).RecruitmentandretentionofthehealthworkforceinEurope.Brussels:EuropeanCommissionBeck,A.J.,Boulton,M.L.,Lemmings,J.,&Clayton,J.L.(2012).Challengestorecruitmentandretentionofthestatehealthdepartmentepidemiologyworkforce.Americanjournalofpreventivemedicine,42(1),76-80.