Sufficient staffing is one of the most important indicators of a nursing home’s quality and safety. Unfortunately, inadequate nursing home staffing is a widespread and persistent problem. Some nursing homes provide good care, ensuring that their facilities have enough qualified staff. However, in the absence of limits on profits and administrative expenses, too many nursing homes fail to allocate the resources necessary to maintain sufficient staffing.
To help the public find out about nursing home staffing in our communities, LTCCC publishes, on a quarterly basis, information on staffing for every nursing home in the country (that is in compliance with federal staff reporting requirements).
Important Note: In May 2024, the Biden Administration finalized a rule requiring, for the first time, that nursing homes provide minimum numbers of nursing staff time per resident.
- CLICK HERE to learn more about the new staffing standard.
- CLICK HERE for tips on how you can provide input to your facility to ensure that it is providing safe and sufficient staffing.
LTCCC Alert: Three in Four U.S. Nursing Homes Understaffed in Second Wave
The following is an alert for the Q4 2020 staffing report. To access the report, click here.
Nursing Home Staffing 2020 Q4
LTCCC’s Q4 2020 Staffing Report provides user-friendly files for every state that include facility-level data on: 1) Care staff levels (RN, LPN, and CNA); 2) Important non-nursing staff levels, including administrators and activities staff; [...]
LTCCC Alert: New Data on Nursing Home Ratings and Problem Facilities
The following is an alert for LTCCC's new nursing home data reports for 2021: Nursing Home Ratings & Info, and Problem Facilities. To access the report, click here.
Alert: As Resident Population Shrinks, Nursing Homes Remain Understaffed
The following is an alert for the Q3 2020 staffing report. To access the report, click here.
Nursing Home Staffing 2020 Q3
Click on the links in the first column of the table below to download easy-to-use files for each state. Each file includes information on: 1. Each facility’s RN, LPN, & CNA staffing levels; 2. [...]
Nursing Home Staffing 2020 Q1
Note: Not all facilities reported staffing data for Q1 2020 because of suspended reporting requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (11,735 facilities reported staffing data in Q1 2020 vs. 14,969 in Q4 2020). State [...]
Nursing Home Staffing 2020 Q2
Click on the links in the first column of the table below to download easy-to-use files for each state. Each file includes information on: Each facility’s direct care RN, LPN, and CNA staffing levels; [...]