Nurse Staffing Estimates In U.S. Nursing Homes, May 2024
On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy published these nurse staffing estimates in U.S. nursing homes as of May 2024. This brief uses Nursing Home Care Compare Data from May 2024 to examine current staffing levels in US nursing homes, relative to specific minimum staffing requirements in the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting final rule, which establishes new minimum requirements for nurse staffing levels in nursing homes . . .