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Immigration as the solution to the issue of workforce shortage in long-term care

The coronavirus pandemic revealed numerous vulnerabilities in the sector of long-term care for the elderly, the most prominent problem being the shortage of workers – nurses and caregivers. In September 2022, the European Commission presented the European Care Strategy, which proposes migration as one of the potential key solutions to the issue of personnel shortages. Even though Croatia’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan refers to migration as the means for securing the required workforce in long-term care, there has been no sign of specific measures yet. In order to attract foreign workers, the system of recognising their international qualifications needs to be improved, they need to be provided with adequate professional training and quality language education as well as proper integration.

long-term care, care workers, nurses, immigration, Croatia

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