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The Future Of Nursing: Nursing Home Jobs Submitted
By: Rita Henry According to the Occupational Outlook guide, the
nursing profession is among the fastest growing of all career paths.
Within nursing, the single specialty expected to grow by leaps and
bounds is gerontology. The aging of the baby boomers has increased
the average age of the typical patient. According to one survey,
patients over 65 make up 60 percent of adult primary visits, 48
percent of inpatient hospital admissions and 85 percent of nursing
home residents.
By the year 2020 – less than 15 years
from now – a study from Occupational Health and Safety Administration
predicts that the need for registered nurses in nursing homes will
increase 66%, for licensed practical and vocational nurses by 72%
and the need for certified nursing assistants will increase by 69%.
For nurses working in home health settings – which include
‘managed care’ nursing home settings – those numbers
are even higher – well above 250% increase in nurses needed
at every level of licensing.In other words, if you’re planning
a career in nursing or are already a nurse,
there are thousands of jobs available for
you in nursing homes and chronic care facilities. The face of geriatric
nursing has also changed considerably over the past decades. If
your image of a nursing home is one of bleak halls and hopeless,
helpless patients, then a visit to many of today’s nursing
homes will offer an unexpected and pleasant surprise.Nursing Home
Jobs In the New Millennium This generation of seniors is more active
and more determined than any other that has come before them. It’s
led to major changes in the practice of long term elder care. If
you decide that a nursing home job is for you, here are some of
the options that you can explore.On Site Nurse in Senior Housing
Many seniors don’t need round the clock nursing care,Click
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