How much staffing do you have?

For LTC, I staff CNA's 1:8 or 9 residents. TCU is 1:7..... but I will add more if acquity requires it. As for the licensed nurses on LTC I have a 37 bed floor that I use 2 nurses or 1 nurse and 2 TMA's. A 27-30 bed LTC that I use 1 nurse and a TMA. on the TCU, for 28 beds... 2 nurses and a TMA if needed.

We have 50 beds--about 40 full now in a small LTC. One charge nurse (7a-7p, and 7p-7a) and one additional nurse from 7-3. 6 CNAs on 7-3, 4 on 3-11, and 2 on 11-7. If full, we will have a 3-9 to help cover the dinner shift.

For LTC, I staff CNA's 1:8 or 9 residents. TCU is 1:7..... but I will add more if acquity requires it. As for the licensed nurses on LTC I have a 37 bed floor that I use 2 nurses or 1 nurse and 2 TMA's. A 27-30 bed LTC that I use 1 nurse and a TMA. on the TCU, for 28 beds... 2 nurses and a TMA if needed.

Wow, may I work for you? That's excellent patient to staff ratio for LTC, I bet you have high retention of your staff; and sounds like an excellent place to work. I wish more LTC held your type of standards.

We have many nurses and CNA's that have been there 15-30 yrs, though most are around the 5 yr mark. I have no openings for licensed nurses.... sorry.

For LTC, I staff CNA's 1:8 or 9 residents. TCU is 1:7..... but I will add more if acquity requires it. As for the licensed nurses on LTC I have a 37 bed floor that I use 2 nurses or 1 nurse and 2 TMA's. A 27-30 bed LTC that I use 1 nurse and a TMA. on the TCU, for 28 beds... 2 nurses and a TMA if needed.

Great staffing :)

We have 3 41 bed units. Two units are staffed with 5 CNAs and 2 nurses for day shift, 4 CNAs and 2 nurses evenings and 1 nurse wit 2 CNAs nights. The other unit has mostly independent psych patients...they make their own beds and do their own adls. On that floor I have 3-4 CNAs depending on census and 2 nurses.

Wow, may I work for you? That's excellent patient to staff ratio for LTC, I bet you have high retention of your staff; and sounds like an excellent place to work. I wish more LTC held your type of standards.

No kidding!! Our retention was good, and all happy when we were a private-one owner. Now we have been bought by a large corp.-they cut our staff, and now all are unhappy, stressed, as well as the residents are unhappy! Right now our CNA's are working 1:14- a floor with 24 res, some "skilled" is handled by 2 CNA's and 1 nurse. They never get lunch!

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200 hours of staffing for 53 residents @ 1.16 MCM per 24 hours.

24 hours RN (one AM charge, One PM charge, One with focus for the day-- Assessments, Wounds, MD rounds, Mood/Behavior monitoring, Restorative, etc.)

12 hours MDS

40 hours LPN (16 hours AM and PM and 8 hours night)

8 hours TMA (on LT unit)

115 hours CNA (16 nights, other shifts flex with census)

RNs

7-3 = 2

3-11 = 1

11-7 = 1

LPNs

7-3 and 3-11 have a 30:1 patient to nurse ratio

11-7 have a 60:1 patient to nurse ratio

CNAs

7-3 has 10:1 patient to CNA

3-11 has 12:1 patient to CNA

11-7 has 20:1 patient to CNA

This is a 120 bed LTC/ dually certified SNF with approx 40 SNF and 80 NF residents at a given time.