The perfect storm created by retiring baby boomers and too few new graduates has concerned the nursing community for years in California. Now, however, new studies show that the shortage storm may be quieting.

According to research by the University of California-San Francisco’s Center for California Health Workforce Studies, the number of nursing school graduates has jumped by 73% in the last five years. Experts say that if that growth continues, the nursing shortage could be filled up in the next 10 to 15 years.

Various grants are cited as one of the main reasons for the growth in the state, which has historically been one of the hardest hit by the shortage.

Source: San Jose Mercury News