Oregon Nursing Facility Staffing Commission: Final Report
October 2006 Appointed in July, 2006, the Oregon Nursing Facility Staffing Commission was charged to make recommendations regarding how to enhance Oregon's minimum Certified Nursing Assistant staffing ratios to maximize quality outcomes for nursing facility residents. The recommendations include the following: The State of Oregon should work toward implementation of a new minimum CNA staffing standard of 2.46 hours per resident day. The state should implement new monitoring and enforcement rules to ensure compliance with the new CNA minimum staffing standards. The state should enforce both the hours per resident day (HPRD) and shift-based standards derived from . . .
