Study finds nursing homes rarely have enough RNs on staff

RN staffing levels fall much lower than CMS standards in most nursing homes, according to a study published July 1 in Health Affairs.

“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.