McKnight's September 27, 2024
Workforce issues and staffing are on all of our minds as we all feel the impact of shortages in nursing homes as well as other sites of care. Further, there are concerns among nursing home owners related to pending regulations around staffing and the consequences of those regulations.
It is important to focus, however, on what difference staffing makes in terms of the quality of care for residents. This is not a new issue or concern. An article published in the August issue of the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association focused on just that.
“The Relationship Between Nursing Home Staffing and Health Outcomes Revisited” by Dana B Mukamel, PhD, and team, reminds us that the actual level of...