The associations between staffing hours and quality of care indicators in long-term care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long-term care (LTC) staffing practices are poorly understood as is their influence on quality of care. We examined the relationship between staffing characteristics and residents' quality of care indicators at the unit level in LTC homes.

Methods

This cross-sectional study collected data from administrative records and resident assessments from July 2014 to June 2015 at 11 LTC homes in Ontario, Canada comprising of 55 units and 32 residents in each unit. The sample included 69 registered nurses, 183 licensed/registered practical nurses, 858 nursing assistants, and 2173 residents. Practice sensitive, risk-adjusted quality indicators were described individually, then combined to create a quality of care composite ranking per unit. A multilevel regression model was

SUBMITTER: Boscart VM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6171224 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature