Table 2.
Resident- and Unit-Level Care Times per Resident Day
| Minutes |
Hours |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Care Time (N = 157) | M | SD | M | SD |
| RST | ||||
| Unit avg. RN | 12.6 | 16.7 | 0.21 | 0.28 |
| Unit avg. LPN | 20.2 | 11.6 | 0.34 | 0.19 |
| Unit avg. unlicensed | 77.5 | 28.6 | 1.29 | 0.48 |
| Unit avg. total RST (RN, LPN, and unlicensed) | 110.3 | 33.2 | 1.84 | 0.55 |
| NRST | ||||
| Unit avg. licensed staff (RN and LPN) | 27.9 | 13.9 | 0.47 | 0.23 |
| Unit avg. unlicensed | 48.7 | 22.2 | 0.81 | 0.37 |
| Unit avg. total (licensed and unlicensed) | 76.6 | 28.7 | 1.28 | 0.48 |
| Total time (RST + NRST) | ||||
| Unit avg. licensed staff (RN and LPN) | 60.8 | 28.4 | 1.01 | 0.47 |
| Unit avg. unlicensed | 126.2 | 45.6 | 2.10 | 0.76 |
| Unit avg. total (licensed and unlicensed) | 186.9 | 52.2 | 3.12 | 0.87 |
| Lowest quartile total time (n = 39) | 133.0 | 16.6 | 2.22 | 0.28 |
| 2nd quartile total time (n = 39) | 167.6 | 5.9 | 2.79 | 0.10 |
| 3rd quartile total time (n = 40) | 189.7 | 9.2 | 3.16 | 0.15 |
| Highest quartile total time (n = 39) | 257.7 | 47.0 | 4.29 | 0.78 |
| Resident RST care times (N = 5,242) | ||||
| RN RST | 11.5 | 19.6 | 0.19 | 0.33 |
| LPN RST | 20.1 | 19.3 | 0.34 | 0.32 |
| Aide RST | 77.4 | 49.1 | 1.29 | 0.82 |
| Activity staff RST | 6.0 | 5.1 | 0.10 | 0.09 |
| Total RST (all staff) | 115.0 | 59.3 | 1.92 | 0.99 |
Notes: RST was for hands-on care and other tasks that could be associated with specific residents; NRST represents the remainder of staff time for tasks such administration or unit maintenance that could not be associated with specific residents. RST = resident-specific time; Avg. = average; RN = registered nurse; LPN = licensed practical nurse; NRST = non-RST; SD = standard deviation.