Staffing Patterns in US Nursing Homes During COVID-19 Outbreaks.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Staff absences and departures at nursing homes may put residents at risk and present operational challenges.

Objective

To quantify changes in nursing home facility staffing during and after a severe COVID-19 outbreak.

Design setting and participants

In this cohort study, daily staffing payroll data were used to construct weekly measures of facility staffing, absences, departures, and use of overtime and contract staff among US nursing homes experiencing a severe COVID-19 outbreak that started between June 14, 2020, and January 1, 2021. Facility outbreaks were identified using COVID-19 case data. An event-study design with facility and week fixed effects was used to investigate the association of severe outbreaks with staffing measures.

Exposures

Week

SUBMITTER: Shen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9308062 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature