As of December 15 data, 59.2% of New Hampshire nursing homes were experiencing a nursing staff shortage, the nation’ second-worst crisis. Compare that to Massachusetts, doing 5th best among states with just 9.3% of facilities reporting such a shortage. Massachusetts has invested very significant resources into its long-term care workforce since the COVID-19 pandemic began, which has lured even more Granite Staters to cross the border for work.
