A new report from senior living industry organization Argentum has quantified the labor crisis facing the sector, according to an article on the Senior Housing News website.
Approximately 60 percent of all senior living workers are involved in resident care — whether it can be classified as personal care or healthcare.
Nearly 20 percent of today’s personal care workers in senior living were born outside of the United States, and approximately 8 percent of personal care workers are not U.S. citizens.
Almost 20 percent of current healthcare workers in senior living were born outside of the United States, and 6 percent are not U.S. citizens.
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