North Carolina has struggled recently to hire and keep both healthcare workers and inspectors for nursing homes. As those staffing shortages have gotten greater, we’ve seen the amount of complaints go up 27% since 2016, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Whether it’s a doctor’s office, hospital or nursing home, there’s a huge need for trained health care workers. Officials with the NCDHHS say that’s leading to a consistent spike in complaints, ranging anywhere from lack of food to bed sores, at nursing homes.
