Contract CNA staffing associated with worse care quality outcomes: study
03/05/24 at 03:00 AM
Contract CNA staffing associated with worse care quality outcomes: study
McKnights Senior Living, by Kathleen Steele Gaivin; 3/1/24
Nursing homes that use contract staffing to fill certified nursing assistant position vacancies are more likely to experience worse care quality than those that do not, according to the results of a study by PHI. The proportion of total CNA hours filled by contract CNAs in SNFs increased from 2% in 2017 to 11% in 2022, the study found.