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Daily Nursing Home Staffing Levels Highly Variable, Often Below CMS Expectations

Published: July 2019
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Staffing is an important quality measure that is included on the federal Nursing Home Compare website. New payroll-based data reveal large daily staffing fluctuations, low weekend staffing, and daily staffing levels often below the expectations of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). These data provide a more accurate and complete staffing picture for CMS and consumers.

Geng, Fangli, et al. โ€œDaily Nursing Home Staffing Levels Highly Variable, Often Below CMS Expectations.โ€ Health Affairs, vol. 38, no. 7, 2019, pp. 1095โ€“100. Crossref, www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05322.