Skilled Nursing News July 18, 2024
The relationship between different nursing home staffing types and health outcomes is incredibly nuanced, and as operators grapple with optimizing the clinical workforce in the aftermath of the staffing mandate, researchers in the space say more study is needed to really understand the correlation between roles and quality measures.
According to a July study published in JAMDA, the effect of overall staffing levels on care quality can’t be casually interpreted because it might include omitted causes, leading to biased and inconsistent estimates.
“In an era when new staffing regulations are under consideration and specific levels are being debated, it is important to have accurate estimates of the relationship between staffing levels and quality,” researchers said.
Researchers studied the relationship between...
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