A Call to the CMS: Mandate Adequate Professional Nurse Staffing in Nursing Homes. Issue 3 (March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kolanowski, Ann; Cortes, Tara A.; Mueller, Christine; Bowers, Barbara; Boltz, Marie; Bakerjian, Deb; Harrington, Charlene; Popejoy, Lori; Vogelsmeier, Amy; Wallhagen, Margaret; Fick, Donna; Batchelor, Melissa; Harris, Melodee; Palan-Lopez, Ruth; Dellefield, Mary; Mayo, Ann; Woods, Diana Lynn; Horgas, Ann; Cacchione, Pamela Z.; Carter, Diane; Tabloski, Patricia; Gerdner, Linda
• Is Part Of: American journal of nursing. Volume 121:Issue 3(2021)
• Page Start: 24
• Page End: 27
• Publication Date: 2021-03
• Subjects: Nursing -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 610.7305
• DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000737292.96068.18
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0002-936X

Abstract

Abstract : Editor's note: This article is by 22 nursing gerontology experts who are all advocates of nursing home reform. They are listed at the end of this article. Abstract : The authors address the association between low RN staffing levels and poor health outcomes in nursing homes and urge the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to enact reform.