Sharing Lessons From Successes: Long-term Care Facilities That Weathered the Storm of COVID-19 and Staffing Crises.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To identify leadership styles and staffing strategies in Missouri long-term care (LTC) facilities that stood out among their peers as "positive deviants" with regard to COVID-19 infections and staffing shortages.

Methods

Statewide survey of all LTC facilities to identify exemplar facilities with stable staffing and low rates of COVID-19. Interviews with senior leaders were conducted in 10 facilities in the state to understand the strategies employed that led to these "positive outliers." A result-based educational program was designed to describe their actions and staff reactions.

Results

Exemplar leaders used transformational leadership style. Top reasons for their success were as follows: (1) trusting and supportive staff relationships; (2) positive presence

SUBMITTER: Martin N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9678394 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Mar 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature