Nurse staff hours per resident day in nursing homes located in counties with high and low numbers of COVID-19 cases per population in the first 39 weeks of 2020
SOURCE Authors’ analysis of data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Payroll-Based Journal system, and New York Times county-level cumulative COVID-19 cases through May 31, 2020 (from Social Explorer). NOTES Staff hours include hours for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and certified nursing assistants. “High-COVID-19 counties” refers to those with more than 600 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population, and “low-COVID-19 counties” refers to those with fewer than 125 cases per 100,000 population.