# @dmregister on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-04-05T02:00:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) — https://gondola.cc/DMRegister

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Long-term reliance on contract staffing to care for vulnerable patients in Iowa's nursing homes is a big expense and threatens the quality of care, many industry officials agree.

In recent years, nursing homes across the state say they have had to increasingly rely on travel nurses and other temporary staff to fill workforce gaps. While travel staffing helps temporarily fill those holes, they say it is not a viable solution to the chronic staffing shortages plaguing many of the state's long-term care facilities.

Some worry about the repercussions that Iowa's most vulnerable population face as a result.

However, recent legislative efforts have highlighted a split in the search for solutions.

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