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In 2026, care facilities stand at the intersection of demographic upheaval, tightening labor markets and a shifting regulatory environment.

The question for most hospital leaders isn't whether they'll rely on flexible coverage. It's what type of model they'll use to get it and whether it can move as fast as their census does.

Behavioral health professionals are the ones that facilities call on when burnout rates climb, when patient acuity spikes or when frontline team members start leaving. They are also, unfortunately, a workforce increasingly susceptible to burnout themselves.

On May 16, 2026, the ShiftKey team gathered at Grandscape for NAMIWalks North Texas, to spread the message that healthcare professional burnout is a mental health issue and support our greater Dallas community.

Learn more about CMS's proposed FY27 2.4% SNF pay bump and the early signal that it is preparing to rework how the Patient Driven Payment Model accounts for case mix.

We asked healthcare professionals some simple questions about what it takes to move beyond burnout in our #MoveBeyondBurnout Sweepstakes. Here’s what they said.

Healthcare leaders are expected to solve burnout across their organizations. What’s not getting attention is that these healthcare executives are actually burning out too.

If you operate a skilled nursing facility today, you've already felt the LPN squeeze. The harder question is what the next decade and beyond looks like, and the data does not look good.