nurse shortage

The Florida Developmental Disabilities Council is urging Governor Ron DeSantis to use American Rescue Plan dollars to raise wages for direct support professionals. These workers provide services to people with developmental disabilities. That could be anything from medication management to helping someone get dressed. Valerie Breen is the council’s executive director. She says during the pandemic, health concerns caused many of those workers to leave their jobs.

Group Homes For Those With Developmental Disabilities Face Worker Shortage

Robbie Gaffney

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Advocates say direct-support professionals who left the industry because of health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic aren't returning because of low wages.

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Nurses Call On HCA To Address Staffing Shortages At Hospitals

Danielle Prieur

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The nurses, representing National Nurses United, were demonstrating at Doctors Hospital of Sarasota, Fawcett Memorial Hospital, Oak Hill Hospital and Osceola Regional Medical Center.

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Florida Implements Multi-State Nursing License Amid Shortage

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Licensed Florida nurses may soon be eligible to practice in 27 other states without the red tape of getting additional licenses.A new law that goes into…

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Orlando VA Medical Center Faces Nurse Shortage

Officials at Orlando’s VA Medical Center at Lake Nona are struggling with a shortage of nurses and doctors.The hospital has more than 1,300 vacancies to…