Longitudinal Associations of Staff Shortages and Staff Levels with Health Outcomes in Nursing Homes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine whether facility-reported staff shortages and total staff levels were independently associated with changes in nursing home (NH) outcomes in 2020.

Design

Longitudinal cohort study.

Setting and participants

A total of 8466 NHs with staffing and outcome data.

Methods

This study used NH COVID-19 Public File (2020), Nursing Home Compare (2019-2020), and Payroll-Based Journal data (2019-2020). Outcome measures included the percentage of long-stay residents in a facility with declines in activities in daily living (ADLs), decreases in mobility, weight loss, and pressure ulcers in 2020 Q2, 2020 Q3, and 2020 Q4. Independent variables were whether NHs reported any shortage of aides or licensed nurses and total staff hours per resident day (HPRD). S

SUBMITTER: Chen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10826288 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature