These findings encourage future studies on the effect of staffing levels on health outcomes among residents of LTC. In Canada, long-term care (LTC) facilities are operated by for-profit (FP) and not-forprofit (NFP) providers. This ownership mix is individual to each province. In the USA, ...
One home is a non-profit and privately funded, and one home is privately funded. Staff ratio differs among the five care homes (see Table 1 for the staffing ratio). The last author LH has relationship established with staff champions from five care sites prior to study commencement. All ...
Even though the majority of the studies in this research field have found that staffing levels and the proportion of registered nurses are significantly related to quality of care, a significant number of studies have not been able to link the two predictors and the specified criterion. For examp...
Even though the majority of the studies in this research field have found that staffing levels and the proportion of registered nurses are significantly related to quality of care, a significant number of studies have not been able to link the two predictors and the specified criterion. For examp...
Objective To determine whether admissions to a subacute unit in a university-affiliated nursing facility received equivalent care on weekdays as opposed to on weekends with regard to certified nursing assistant (CNA) and licensed nurse staffing levels. Design/Setting A 6-month prospective analytical stu...
BACKGROUND: There is inconclusive evidence that nursing home caregiver staffing characteristics influence quality of care. In this research, the relationship of caregiver staffing levels, turnover, agency use, and professional staff mix with quality is further examined using a longitudinal analysis to ov...
Professor Elizabeth West, who led the research, says: "This is timely because the public are concerned about the ability of the NHS to provide safe and compassionate care. Recent catastrophic failures such as events at Mid-Staffordshire have highlighted the importance of staffing levels to patient...
Whether that association holds when controlling for average staffing levels is unknown. Objective To examine whether staffing instability, defined as the percentage of days below average staffing levels, is associated with nursing home quality when controlling for average staffing levels. Design, Setting,...
Current research shows a tendency for higher staffing levels to correlate with higher quality care; however, the results are inconclusive. Further, while work environment factors such as leadership and teamwork appear to play an important role for positive resident outcomes, few studies have closely ...
To study the impact of minimum direct care staffing (MDCS) requirements on nurse staffing levels, nurse skill mix, and quality.Data Sources. U.S. nursing home facility data from the Online Survey Certification and Reporting (OSCAR) System merged with MDCS requirements.Study Design. Facility-...