Effect of Staff Turnover on Staffing: A Closer Look at Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, and Certified Nursing Assistants

Kash, Bita; Castle, Nicholas; Naufal, George; Hawes, Catherine

Effect of Staff Turnover on Staffing: A Closer Look at Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, and Certified Nursing Assistants

Kash, B.A., Castle, N., Naufal, G., Hawes, C. (2006). The effect of staff turnover on staffing: A closer look at registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses and certified nursing assistants. The Gerontologist, 46(5), 609-19.

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Bita Kash

Texas A&M University - Department of Health Policy & Management

Nicholas Castle

University of Pittsburgh - Department of Health Policy and Management

George Naufal

Texas A&M University; IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Catherine Hawes

Texas A&M University - Department of Health Policy & Management

Date Written: 2006

Abstract

We examined the effect on facility and market-level characteristics on staffing levels and turnover rates for direct care staff, and we examined the effect of staff turnover on staffing levels. All three staff types shoed strong dependency on resources, such as reimbursement rates and facility payor mix. Turnover rates significantly reduced staffing levels for RNs and CNAs.

Keywords: nursing homes, nurse staffing, staff turnover

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Kash, Bita and Castle, Nicholas and Naufal, George Sami and Hawes, Catherine, Effect of Staff Turnover on Staffing: A Closer Look at Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, and Certified Nursing Assistants (2006). Kash, B.A., Castle, N., Naufal, G., Hawes, C. (2006). The effect of staff turnover on staffing: A closer look at registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses and certified nursing assistants. The Gerontologist, 46(5), 609-19., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2801357