PUBLISHED: July 27, 2023
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Did staffing hours change among nursing homes that received forgivable loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which required recipients to appropriate 60% to 75% of the loan toward staffing?

In this economic analysis of 6008 US nursing homes, 12 weeks after PPP loan receipt, nursing homes that received a PPP loan experienced increases in certified nursing assistant hours per week and licensed practical nurse hours per week compared with nursing homes that did not receive a PPP loan. No association was found between PPP loan receipt and registered nurse staffing hours per week.

Travers, Jasmine, et al. “Association of Receipt of Paycheck Protection Program Loans With Staffing Patterns Among US Nursing Homes.” JAMA Network Open, vol. 6, no. 7, American Medical Association, July 2023, p. e2326122. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.26122.