Study finds nursing homes rarely have enough RNs on staff
Study finds nursing homes rarely have enough RNs on staff
“Seventy-five percent of nursing homes were almost never in compliance with what CMS expected their RN staffing level to be,” the study’s authors wrote. They also found half of skilled nursing facilities only met standard staffing benchmarks on 19 days or fewer between April 2017 and March 2018.
FROM
Becker Hospital Review
PUBLISHED
July 2, 2019
SOURCE
Kommers, Anne-Marie. “Study Finds Nursing Homes Rarely Have Enough RNs on Staff.” Becker Hospital Review, 2 July 2019, www.beckershospitalreview.com/post-acute/study-finds-nursing-homes-rarely-have-enough-rns-on-staff.html.
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