What nursing home turnover means for quality of care

<p>The COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues in the U.S. </p><p>Of note, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized a new vaccine from Johnson &amp; Johnson for emergency use. But vaccine equity is still a concern as President Joe Biden promised a COVID-19 vaccine for "<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03/02/covid-biden-vaccine-cases/">every adult in America</a>" by the end of May 2021.<br> <br><em>Health Affairs' </em>Jessica Bylander and Rob Lott meet up on <em>Health Affairs This Week</em> to discuss the latest on the vaccine rollout as well as <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00957">new research on nursing home staff turnover</a>, which was published in the <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/toc/hlthaff/40/3">March 2021 edition of <em>Health Affairs</em></a>. The results were recently <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/health/covid-nursing-homes-staff-turnover.html">profiled by <em>New York Times' </em>Reed Abelson</a>. </p><p><strong>Related Links:</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00957">High Nursing Staff Turnover In Nursing Homes Offers Important Quality Information </a>(<em>Health Affairs)</em> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.00081">The Big Idea Behind A New Model Of Small Nursing Homes</a> (<em>Health Affairs)</em> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/health/covid-nursing-homes-staff-turnover.html">High Staff Turnover At US Nursing Homes Poses Risks For Residents' Care</a> (<em>New York Times</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.jnj.com/johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccine-authorized-by-u-s-fda-for-emergency-usefirst-single-shot-vaccine-in-fight-against-global-pandemic">FDA Authorizes Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use</a> (Johnson &amp; Johnson)</li> </ul><p>Subscribe: <a href="https://feeds.transistor.fm/health-affairs-this-week">RSS</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h