Examination of Staffing Shortages at US Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

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.

Objective

To examine whether nursing home administrator perspectives can provide context for conflicting aggregate staffing reports in US nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design, setting, and participants

In a qualitative study, convergent mixed-methods analysis integrating qualitative and quantitative data sets was used. Semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted between July 14, 2020, and December 16, 2021. Publicly available national Payroll Based Journal data were retrieved from January 1, 2020, to September 30, 2022, on 40 US nursing homes in

SUBMITTER: Brazier JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10375301 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature