TY - JOUR
T1 - Expert nurse response to workforce recommendations made by The Coronavirus Commission For Safety And Quality In Nursing Homes
AU - Bakerjian, Deb
AU - Boltz, Marie
AU - Bowers, Barbara
AU - Gray-Miceli, Deanne
AU - Harrington, Charlene
AU - Kolanowski, Ann
AU - Mueller, Christine A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2021/9/1
Y1 - 2021/9/1
N2 - COVID-19 has exposed the longstanding internal problems in nursing homes and the weak structures and policies that are meant to protect residents. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services convened the Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in NHs in April, 2020 to address this situation by recommending steps to improve infection prevention and control, safety procedures, and the quality of life of residents in nursing homes. The authors of this paper respond to the Final Report of the Commission and put forth additional recommendations to federal policymakers for meaningful nursing home reform: 1) ensuring 24/7 registered nurse (RN) coverage and adequate compensation to maintain total staffing levels that are based on residents’ care needs; 2) ensuring RNs have geriatric nursing and leadership competencies; 3) increasing efforts to recruit and retain the NH workforce, particularly RNs; and 4) supporting care delivery models that strengthen the role of the RN for quality resident-centered care.
AB - COVID-19 has exposed the longstanding internal problems in nursing homes and the weak structures and policies that are meant to protect residents. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services convened the Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in NHs in April, 2020 to address this situation by recommending steps to improve infection prevention and control, safety procedures, and the quality of life of residents in nursing homes. The authors of this paper respond to the Final Report of the Commission and put forth additional recommendations to federal policymakers for meaningful nursing home reform: 1) ensuring 24/7 registered nurse (RN) coverage and adequate compensation to maintain total staffing levels that are based on residents’ care needs; 2) ensuring RNs have geriatric nursing and leadership competencies; 3) increasing efforts to recruit and retain the NH workforce, particularly RNs; and 4) supporting care delivery models that strengthen the role of the RN for quality resident-centered care.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.outlook.2021.03.017
DO - 10.1016/j.outlook.2021.03.017
M3 - Article
C2 - 33993987
AN - SCOPUS:85105807414
SN - 0029-6554
VL - 69
SP - 735
EP - 743
JO - Nursing outlook
JF - Nursing outlook
IS - 5
ER -