Nursing homes accuse staffing agencies of price gougingīut some nursing homes officials say the rising rates they’re having to pay staffing agencies amounts to price gouging. “Facilities in the pandemic becoming really loosey goosey because of desperation … so they're not even asking for basic paperwork and due diligence,” he said.
He worries it could be setting a dangerous precedent. “There’s so many moving parts.”īut he’s seen nursing homes work with smaller agencies that may not have all the proper paperwork, because they want to fill positions and find lower prices. “I say ‘Do you have malpractice insurance? Do you have general liability? Do you have worker’s comp? Are you licensed in certain states that need licensing?’” he said. But he cautions it's not just as simple as filing a business license. Jason Meyer, president of Medical Staffing Consultants, said he gets calls from nurses “every day” looking for advice on starting their own agencies. So we still have some things that we need to work on, but it's more of an independent contract.” “We know how everything functions, what goes on, what's going to make staff happy: incentives, flexibility, all of that. Now, they mostly do most of their work through larger, more established agencies, but hope to grow theirs in the meantime. She and a coworker were aghast and left, using the company name to do occasional contracts. She said it was initially in reaction to being forbidden to wear a face mask at work early on in the pandemic. Lowery started iCare Staffing Solutions in April 2020. So both have filed business licenses in Indiana to start their own small agencies. During the pandemic, both Cummings and Lowery noticed the higher prices staffing agencies could charge facilities for their labor. Staffing agencies exist to help companies fill vacancies.
The rise of 'mom and pop' staffing agencies We're understanding our worth and knowing our power and we're negotiating that,” Lowery said. Zina Lowery, another nurse in northern Indiana, said right now she can make roughly $20 an hour more than when she was a nursing home staff member. They offer flexible, short-term contracts – and lately pay a lot more.
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