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New Research on Health Care Staff Turnover and Quality of Care at Nursing Homes

Oct 9, 2023

News Digest: Research into union impact on turnover and retentionIn this cross-sectional study of 1.45 million facility-weeks (corresponding to 13 826 unique facilities), within a given facility periods of greater turnover of nursing staff were...

AHCA & CliftonLarsonAllen Study the Cost of Minimum Staffing Proposals

Sep 30, 2023

Analysis from CliftonLarsonAllen compares the potential cost to the long term care industry for meeting (proposed) minimum staffing requirements at three potential levels.

CMS Updates Staffing & Turnover Measures

Sep 21, 2023

the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued updates to guidance on minimum health and safety standards that Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities (often called “nursing homes”) must meet to participate in Medicare and Medicaid.

CMS also updated and developed new guidance in the State Operations Manual (SOM) to address issues that significantly affect residents of LTC facilities.

OIG: Nursing Homes Reported Wide-Ranging Challenges Preparing for Public Health Emergencies and Natural Disasters

Sep 1, 2023

News Digest: OIG finds challenges with nursing homes pandemic preparationAlthough most nursing homes met Federal emergency preparedness requirements, an estimated 77 percent reported challenges with preparedness activities intended to ensure that...

Leaked CMS Study Conflicts with Minimum Staffing Plans

Aug 31, 2023

News Digest: Leaked CMS Study Conflicts with Minimum Staffing Plans A comprehensive report prepared under contract to CMS by ABT Associates summarizes results from a Nursing Home Staffing Study including reseach activities between May and December...

Research Shows Impact of PPP Loans on Staffing in US Nursing Homes

Jul 30, 2023

PBJ research report and related news: 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...

Study suggests staffing shortages during the pandemic strained nursing homes

Jul 30, 2023

PBJ research report and related news: Staffing shortages have been widely reported in US nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, but traditional quantitative research analyses have found mixed evidence of staffing shortfalls. In this study,...

Research finds nurse staffing shortages linked to 10 percent jump in resident deaths

May 30, 2023

PBJ research report and related news:Staffing shortages at nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted care providers’ staffing hours and affected residents’ care and outcomes. This study examines the association of staffing...

Study recommends adding measures of staffing instability to Care Compare

May 26, 2023

PBJ research report and related news: This study examines how measures of staffing—turnover and instability—are associated with one another and how they independently contribute to quality of care in nursing homes. A total of 11,840 nursing homes...

Advocacy group claims nursing home administrators spent 20 percent less time on-site in recent years

Mar 13, 2023

Nursing home administrators spent 20 percent less time on-site in recent years, group claimsAccusations that nursing home administrators are spending 20% less time with residents and on-site miss the mark, said two people who closely observe top...

OIG: Pandemic Data Shows Major Changes Needed in Nursing Home Staffing, Surveys, Infection Control

Jan 30, 2023

PBJ research report and related news: This is the second report in the series and builds on the first OIG report by focusing on nursing homes themselves. It looks at the extent to which they had residents who were diagnosed with COVID-19 or likely...

Study shows that REIT ownership linked to decline in RN staffing, increases in LPN, CNA use

Jan 30, 2023

PBJ research report and related news: REIT investment was associated with average relative staffing increases of 2.15 percent and 1.55 percent for licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and certified nursing assistants (CNAs), respectively. After the...