title: Minimum nurse staffing ratios for nursing homes.
abstract: The authors explored minimum nurse staffing ratios for nursing homes using production function simulations. Minimum levels of registered nurse hours per resident day were 0.31, 1.83, and 3.3 at 50%, 75%, and 90% levels of quality respectively. These results suggest that efficiency-oriented minimum nurse staffing points exist, and could be used to inform policymakers and nursing home administrators on better resource allocation and health care delivery.
authors: Doctoral Program in Public Affairs, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
authors: Ning Jackie
authors: NJ
authors: Zhang
authors: Lynn
authors: L
authors: Unruh
authors: Rong
authors: R
authors: Liu
authors: Thomas T H
authors: TT
authors: Wan