When budgets are tight and staff are stretched thin, many healthcare facilities are tempted to avoid using a staffing agency in hopes of saving money.
But here’s the truth: not using a staffing agency could be costing you far more than you think
Whether you’re managing a rehab facility, long-term care center, or hospital system, failing to bring in outside staffing support can quietly drain your resources, stress your teams, and impact your bottom line.
So here is how:
1. Overtime & Burnout Are Budget Killers
When you rely on your existing staff to cover open shifts, costs add up quickly. Overtime pay may temporarily plug a hole — but it creates long-term problems such as:
- Increased Payroll Expenses: Overtime hours are expensive and unsustainable.
- Staff Fatigue & Burnout: Overworked staff become disengaged, make more mistakes, and are more likely to leave.
- Higher Turnover: Replacing a nurse or CNA costs thousands in recruitment, onboarding, and training — and the cycle repeats.
2. Compliance & Quality Risks Rise with Short Staffing
Understaffing isn’t just inconvenient — it’s dangerous. If you are struggling to find the reasons why well here are a couple.
- Regulatory Violations: Facilities that operate without adequate staffing can face audits, fines, or citations.
- Compromised Patient Care: Fewer hands on deck means rushed care, missed medications, or even accidents — damaging your reputation and patient satisfaction.
In all it threatens patient safety, increases liability, and can put your entire operation at risk. It’s one of the most critical risk factors in healthcare today.
3. Your HR Team Is Spread Too Thin
In most healthcare facilities, HR departments are juggling multiple responsibilities at once: hiring, onboarding, compliance, payroll, benefits, employee relations — and that’s on a good day. Recruiting, screening, credentialing, onboarding — it’s a full-time and when your HR team is handling everything internally it can start to reflect in ways that can damage the quality of staffing. Without a staffing partner, HR teams spend their time reacting to crises instead of planning ahead:
- Scrambling to meet compliance deadlines
- Filling last-minute call-outs
- Covering weekend shifts
- Negotiating pay with temp hires
4. You Miss Revenue Opportunities
Every day a position stays open, there’s a loss:
- Unfilled Beds: In skilled nursing or rehab, open beds = lost revenue.
- Delayed Procedures: Facilities may need to reschedule care due to staffing limitations.
- Lower Census Numbers: Patients may choose other providers due to inconsistent staffing.
So, What Does a Staffing Agency Actually Do for You?
Partnering with a consulting staffing agency like Talvance Staffing gives you:
- Pre-vetted, credentialed professionals — ready to work
- Fast turnaround on urgent or long-term needs
- Reduced burnout for your current staff
- Predictable, transparent pricing
- An extension of your HR team — without the overhead
The most cost-effective move you can make might be asking for help — and that’s where we come in.
Contact us today for a free consultation, or let us know what shifts you’re looking to fill. We’ll bring the staff and the solutions.
Talvance Staffing
407-802-7052