PUBLISHED: May 08, 2023
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Staffing shortages at nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted care providers’ staffing hours and affected residents’ care and outcomes. This study examines the association of staffing shortages with staffing hours and resident deaths in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our results showed that self-reported staffing shortages were associated with a statistically significant decrease in staffing hours and with a statistically significant increase in resident deaths. These results suggest that addressing staffing shortages in nursing homes can save lives.

Joshi S. “Staffing Shortages, Staffing Hours, and Resident Deaths in U.S. Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (2023), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2023.04.020.