Dec 22, 2020
MONDAY, Dec. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) Long-term care workers in nursing homes commonly hold multiple jobs, which may be contributing to the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in
Medical Care Research and Review.
Reagan A. Baughman, Ph.D., from the University of New Hampshire in Durham, and colleagues used data from the Current Population Survey (2010 to 2019) to document the rate of nursing and long-term care workers who hold second jobs.
The researchers found that on average, 6.41 percent of personal care and nursing aides and 6.23 percent of licensed practical nurses and registered nurses held second jobs. These rates are 35 and 32 percent higher than those of other workers, respectively. The probability of holding a second job for personal care and nursing aides was associated with both wages and hours in the primary job. For registered nurses and licensed practical nurses, fewer hours were more strongly correlat
Workers With Second Jobs May Be Factor in Nursing Home COVID Risk: Study December 10, 2020
Nurses and other long-term care workers in nursing homes who hold multiple jobs may be one of the factors contributing to the spread of COVID-19 in these facilities.
According to a new study published in Medical Care Research and Review, the nature of their work in providing essential care to patients in rather close proximity, and the limited access to personal protective equipment for some workers, has made this profession even riskier during the pandemic.
The findings examine the likelihood that nurses and direct care workers in long-term care facilities hold a second job, and how demographic differences between the two may affect this probability.