​Wednesday, September 27th at 12:00pm ET
Free webinar, registration required
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With the proposal of a historic federal staffing mandate for nursing homes, many are looking at caps on agency staffing to level the playing field for recruiting nurses and aides. However, even if new legislation passes in your state, it won't take effect overnight, nor will it provide a cure-all for the staffing issues plaguing our industry. In fact, introducing rate caps in the midst of a federal staffing mandate may create a whole new set of challenges.
In this timely webinar, we will assess the current landscape of rate caps, their potential impact on your facility, and provide actionable strategies for maintaining adequate staffing levels without overpaying agencies. Register for this webinar to learn:

• Lessons from states with rate caps and their impact on staffing numbers
• The impact of the CMS staffing mandate on your long-term care facility
• Strategies for reducing your reliance on agency staff
• Best practices for cutting overtime and incentive payments

The Connecticut Center for Nursing Workforce, Inc. (CCNW) is so very proud to introduce the Officers and Members of the CCNW Board of Directors for 2023-24.

This esteemed group of nursing and healthcare professionals is one of the most diverse boards ever to be assembled representing leaders from academe and practice, medicine, non-profit management and seasoned healthcare stakeholders. The professional accomplishments both individually and collectively will help propel the organization forward by identifying organizational goals which will then inform the creation of a new strategic plan for 2023-25.
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​The nominations process was totally transformed to adopt best-practice Board Policies and Practices led by the previous Board Chair, Dr. Lisa Sundean. The process began with conducting a gap analysis of talents, skills and competencies; identifying healthcare and nursing leaders that could fill these gaps; connecting with individuals to apply for open board positions; conducting interviews with candidates to determine competencies and "fit"; as well as, to secure their commitment and active engagement with the CCNW and its mission that is to foster collaborations to ensure a highly educated, diverse, and sustainable nursing workforce to support the healthcare needs of Connecticut residents. Meet our leadership team!

The RN and LPN data were extracted from the 2022 Connecticut Nurse Licensure System Dataset collected by the CT Department of Public Health. The data was collected through the online NurSys Annual Licensing Database using the Minimum Data Set for Nursing Supply, created by the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers. CCNW and CTData are excited to highlight findings from this comprehensive dataset, its implications for Connecticut, and key recommendations to ensure that Connecticut establishes a robust and sustainable nursing workforce. This data story focuses on nurses who are licensed in Connecticut and who are actively working in the state.
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Notes about the Minimum Data Set for Nursing Supply data:

• This dataset highlights the workforce demographics of Connecticut’s licensed Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) including:
  • Number of nurses who hold an active license in Connecticut, and of those, how many are actually working
  • Age, ethnicity, and education
  • Work settings of our employed nurses
• Not all data are required to be entered in the survey, so each indicator may have a different response rate
• This is the most recent RN and LPN survey data captured in Connecticut between January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, compiled in the spring of 2023, and analyzed and published in September 2023. Previous Connecticut RN and LPN nursing supply data can be accessed for years 2017 and 2020.