A Call to the CMS: Mandate Adequate Professional Nurse Staffing in Nursing Homes

Ann Kolanowski; Tara A Cortes; Christine Mueller; Barbara Bowers; Marie Boltz; Deb Bakerjian; Charlene Harrington; Lori Popejoy; Amy Vogelsmeier; Margaret Wallhagen; Donna Fick; Melissa Batchelor; Melodee Harris; Ruth Palan-Lopez; Mary Dellefield; Ann Mayo; Diana Lynn Woods; Ann Horgas; Pamela Z Cacchione; Diane Carter; Patricia Tabloski; Linda Gerdner

doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000737292.96068.18

A Call to the CMS: Mandate Adequate Professional Nurse Staffing in Nursing Homes

Am J Nurs. 2021 Mar 1;121(3):24-27. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000737292.96068.18.

Affiliation

¹ The authors of this article are: Ann Kolanowski, PhD, RN, FAAN; Tara A. Cortes, PhD, RN, FAAN; Christine Mueller, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN; Barbara Bowers, PhD, RN, FAAN; Marie Boltz, PhD, GNP-BC, FAAN; Deb Bakerjian, PhD, APRN, FAAN, FAANP, FGSA; Charlene Harrington, PhD, RN, FAAN; Lori Popejoy, PhD, RN, FAAN; Amy Vogelsmeier, PhD, RN, FAAN; Margaret Wallhagen, PhD, GNP-BC, AGSF, FGSA, FAAN; Donna Fick, PhD, RN, FAAN; Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN-BC, FNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN; Melodee Harris, PhD, RN, FAAN; Ruth Palan-Lopez, PhD, GNP-BC, FAAN; Mary Dellefield, PhD, RN, FAAN, Ann Mayo, DNS, RN, FAAN; Diana Lynn Woods, PhD, APRN-BC, FGSA, FAAN; Ann Horgas, PhD, RN, FAAN; Pamela Z. Cacchione, PhD, CRNP, GNP, BC, FGSA, FAAN; Diane Carter, MSN, RN, CS, FAAN; Patricia Tabloski, PhD, GNP-BC, FAAN; and Linda Gerdner, PhD, RN, FAAN . For author affiliations, please see http://links.lww.com/AJN/A205 . Contact author: Ann Kolanowski, [email protected] . The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

PMID: 33625007
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000737292.96068.18

Abstract

Editor's note: This article is by 22 nursing gerontology experts who are all advocates of nursing home reform. They are listed at the end of this article.

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
COVID-19* / transmission
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / standards*
Health Policy*
Humans
Nurses / standards*
Nursing Homes
Nursing Staff / supply & distribution
Nursing Staff / trends*
United States
Workforce / organization & administration*