The Importance of Supplemental Nurse Staffing During the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic stretches even the most well-planned staffing needs to the limit. As businesses continue to navigate the challenges of the pandemic, supplemental staffing solutions like Care Indeed’s Care Bundle services and supplemental nurses save time, money, and help you maintain control of your business.

The following strategies will help you mitigate COVID-19 pandemic staffing shortages. The primary problem most of our business clients contend with is the continual nursing shortage. Having supplemental healthcare staff is necessary to avoid gaps in care.

How A Nursing Staff Shortage Impacts Your Business

If the number of your patients or clients increases suddenly and you don’t have a plan, you will find yourself short of adequate coverage. This has always been a challenge, particularly in long-term care facilities and hospitals, but the pandemic has increased nursing shortages exponentially.

Common Reasons for Healthcare Staffing Shortages

There are numerous causes of nurse shortages. COVID-19 increases the demands on healthcare staffing needs.

Supplemental staffing may be necessary for shortages due to changes in schedules, personal illness, unplanned events, or family obligations. The pandemic lockdowns, quarantines, and caring for family members who tested positive for COVID-19 can also reduce normal staffing numbers.

There is a nationwide shortage of nurses that has noticeably increased throughout the pandemic. The stress of the past year has impacted everyone, and nurse burnout is common.

The Dangers of Inadequate Staffing

When healthcare staffing is not sufficient to cover patient and client needs, the negative impact is felt by your staff, your business, and your clients. Short staffing can be dangerous.

Patients are more likely to fall because nurses and care providers may not respond to their needs quickly. Bedsores, medication errors, infections, and other complications increase when nurse staffing levels are inadequate.

This is especially problematic during the pandemic. Costly errors are much more likely when the healthcare team is pressured and overwhelmed.

Patients are less likely to feel satisfied with your service if they feel the care provided is rushed. The normal nursing staff may also feel dissatisfied, overworked, and exhausted from covering the shortage.

Avoiding unhappy patients and keeping your nursing team satisfied saves your business money and protects your organization’s reputation. Supplemental nurse staffing covers shortages during the pandemic and beyond.

How Supplemental Nurse and Home Health Caregivers Help Your Business

Supplemental nurse staffing ensures you have patient coverage even when a nurse calls in sick at the very last minute. Care Indeed offers nurse staffing and a range of services so your business functions smoothly with no coverage gaps.

Our Care Bundles enable businesses looking for caregivers to:

●    Maintain consistent staffing throughout the pandemic and beyond. ●    Manage and cover internal staffing needs. ●    Expand program offerings such as cognitive health and combat social isolation with companionship. ●    Implement our suite of services, including CI-GO, CI-Meals, CI-Connect Telecare, CI-Virtual Reality          Training, CI-Enrichment for Clients, and CI-Community. ●    Access a personalized online portal to arrange Care Bundles scheduling and care.

Maintaining your business and fulfilling clients’ needs is easier with our suite of services and skilled supplemental nursing staff. What types of supplemental nurses assist your healthcare business?

Private Duty Nursing Care

Care Indeed employs highly qualified, licensed, certified private nurses available to cover your staffing needs and expand your client offerings. Our private duty nurses offer expert medical care to your clients who need in-home medical care due to injury, disability, illness, or chronic diseases.

Specialized Nursing Care

We offer short or long-term skilled nursing care that is flexible. Care Indeed’s licensed nurses provide care in rehabilitation centers, assisted living facilities, nursing centers, rehabilitation centers hospitals, and the comfort of home.

Care Indeed can help you provide professional care for your clients’ needs. Our condition-specific nursing staff offers expert, one-on-one care for conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, dementia, diabetes, stroke recovery, multiple sclerosis, and other conditions.

On-Site COVID-19 Testing

Our on-staff, licensed, registered nurses are available to administer the tests in the comfort of your business or client’s home. Care Indeed offers the CareStart COVID-19 Antigen test by Access Bio, Inc. when rapid test results are needed. We also offer the PCR test.

You may require the Rapid Antigen test when you need an emergency test due to short notice staffing in your facility. Another scenario is a client that wants to begin services immediately.

Flu Shots

The yearly flu shot is recommended to mitigate the risks and potential complications from influenza. Protective, preventative services to keep your employees and clients healthy.

COVID-19 Vaccine

Our licensed nurses will offer injection administration of the vaccine, subject to vaccine availability. This will enable our business partners to provide even more value to your employees and clients.

On-Site Staff Wellness Tests & COVID Positive Care Services

If you, members of your team, or your clients test positive for COVID-19, Care Indeed offers a trained, full-service health team to help with recovery and care after hospital discharge. The recovery aftermath and healing process can be complex. Care Indeed’s qualified team provides the care needed to heal safely at home.

The Care Indeed Supplemental Nursing Team is made up of:

●    Licensed, Registered Nurses ●    Licensed Vocational Nurses ●    Home Health Aides

Proactively Prevent Staffing Shortages with Supplemental Nurses

With supplemental nurse staffing, there is coverage for all shifts, protecting your business and your patients. During the pandemic, the need for skilled nurses is higher than ever, and you need reliable, dependable solutions. Contact Care Indeed at (844) 243-4883 to discover how our supplemental nursing team can eliminate your staffing shortages.