Table 1.
Nursing home facility and environmental services staff characteristics.
| Facility | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2015 STAR rating* | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Number of Certified beds | 74 | 143 | 103 | 72 | 133 | 102 |
| Percentage of short-stay beds | 34% | 8% | 44% | 75% | 16% | 8% |
| Total no. cleaning staff | 6 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 13 |
| No. staff/day | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Average length of shift, hrs | 8 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 |
| No. rooms/staff member | 22–23 | 12 | 25 | 20 | 7–16 | 18 |
| Average time to clean room, minutes | 10 | 20–30 | 10–15 | 10–15 | 20 | 15–20 |
| Average time to clean room upon discharge, minutes | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30–45 | 30–45 | 45 |
Note. These data are the self-reported numbers from each facility’s environmental services supervisor.
*
A star rating of 1, much below average; 2, below average; 3, average; 4, above average; 5, much above average.