Staffing Levels

Skilled nursing facilities are no longer settings just for aging older adults. Residents are both younger and/or with far more medically and socially complex needs.  Experiences during the pandemic...

We are all waiting to see the possibility of proposed rules over federal minimum staffing ratios in nursing homes.  But with possible federal minimum staffing ratios looming, let’s make sure the government...

There was a stark, though not at all unexpected, dichotomy between participants in Monday’s listening session to gather input on coming nursing home staff minimums. On the one hand, you had consumer...

As additional waves of COVID-19 bear down on the long-term care and post-acute industry, it has never been more important for operators to comply with staffing regulations that best protect our most vulnerable...

Incontinence drug also improves sleep quality … New consumer site tracks SNF staffing levels … Wyoming considering new retirement home for vets and spouses

Despite some high-profile reports, nursing home staffing levels have not been definitively linked to better care, according to a recently published analysis of research on the topic.

Nursing home residents are more satisfied when the level of care in their facility is higher, according to a new analysis of Massachusetts facilities.

As many as 15% of U.S. nursing homes are issued citations for deficient infection control practices per year, a new study asserts.