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# The Hidden Crisis in Long-Term Care: When Outdated Processes Push People Away

 Why your best admissions staff are leaving. Ari Shabat writes in McKnight's about the hidden crisis pushing compassionate people out of long-term care.

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Your most compassionate nurse just handed in their resignation. Your star admissions coordinator is showing signs of burnout. Your resident satisfaction scores are slipping despite having what you thought was a dream team.

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone — and the problem might not be what you think.

[Read about it in McKnight's Long Term Care.](https://www.mcknights.com/marketplace/marketplace-experts/the-hidden-crisis-in-long-term-care-when-outdated-processes-push-people-away/)

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