Dementia, nurse staffing, and health outcomes in nursing homes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate and contrast the relationships between nurse staffing and health outcomes in nursing homes with low and high dementia census, to understand the association of staffing hours with dementia care quality.

Data sources and study setting

A national sample of nursing homes during 2017-2019 (pre-COVID). Data included the Payroll-Based Journal, Medicare Claims, Nursing Home Care Compare, and Long-Term Care Focus.

Study design

Retrospective, regression analyses. We estimated separate linear models predicting six long-term facility-level outcomes. Independent variables included staffing hours per resident-day (HPRD) interacted with the facility percentage of dementia residents, controlling for other resident and facility characteristics.

Data collection

SUBMITTER: Mukamel DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11250382 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature