A Resident Dialogue on Staffing

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service’s (CMS) new minimum staffing standard requires facilities to provide 3.48 hours of care per resident per day. That translates into three hours and 29 minutes of care over 24 hours for each resident. This number is lower than what Consumer Voice and other consumer advocates, nursing professionals, and nursing home residents have been advocating for, for years. This number is lower than what studies have shown, for decades, will keep nursing home residents safe, but it will still raise staffing levels at many facilities.
In this episode, you will hear an important conversation between four nursing home residents about their personal experiences with understaffing, their thoughts on the new minimum staffing standard released by CMS, and their plans for advocating for themselves and others moving forward. The residents in this conversation are all part of Consumer Voice’s Consumer Advisory Council and we are grateful they made the time to share their thoughts with us.

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I wish to thank you for sharing this informational video with me . Amen

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As a LTCO volunteer I appreciate the discussion including Family Council representatives at each facility might also speak with Administration about staffing levels now and once the lower standards go into effect. In our area, family councils often have not been encouraged by facilities and the resident councils are lead by staff and not the residents themselves. Continuing to speak with residents one on one and encourage the council formations to give residents voice and resources and speaking with administrators about the intention of Resident and Family Councils.