John R Bowblis 1 , Kathryn Hyer . Show Affiliations »
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of minimum nurse staffing requirements on the subsequent employment of nursing home support staff. DATA SOURCES: Nursing home data from the Online Survey Certification and Reporting (OSCAR) System merged with state nurse staffing requirements. STUDY DESIGN: Facility-level housekeeping, food service, and activities staff levels are regressed on nurse staffing requirements and other controls using fixed effect panel regression. DATA EXTRACTION METHOD: OSCAR surveys from 1999 to 2004. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Increases in state direct care and licensed nurse staffing requirements are associated with decreases in the staffing levels of all types of support staff. CONCLUSIONS: Increased nursing home nurse staffing requirements lead to input substitution in the form of reduced support staffing levels. © Health Research and Educational Trust.
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of minimum nurse staffing requirements on the subsequent employment of nursing home support staff. DATA SOURCES: Nursing home data from the Online Survey Certification and Reporting (OSCAR) System merged with state nurse staffing requirements. STUDY DESIGN: Facility-level housekeeping, food service, and activities staff levels are regressed on nurse staffing requirements and other controls using fixed effect panel regression. DATA EXTRACTION METHOD: OSCAR surveys from 1999 to 2004. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Increases in state direct care and licensed nurse staffing requirements are associated with decreases in the staffing levels of all types of support staff. CONCLUSIONS: Increased nursing home nurse staffing requirements lead to input substitution in the form of reduced support staffing levels. © Health Research and Educational Trust.
Entities: Chemical
Keywords:
Nursing homes; activities staff; food service; housekeeping; regulation; staffing requirements; support staff
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Year: 2013
PMID: 23445455 PMCID: PMC3725539 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12046
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Health Serv Res ISSN: 0017-9124 Impact factor: 3.402