Comparing Disaster-Related Surge Staffing Practices Across Rural and Non-Rural Nursing Homes

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Explores whether rural and non-rural nursing homes implemented different disaster-related staffing approaches. Analyzes data from 361 CMS-certified nursing homes that were exposed to the direct path of Hurricane Michael in 2018. Compares the change in pre- and post-disaster staffing across three dimensions of nursing home staffing: intensity, licensure composition, and employment composition.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 73(12), 3829-3835

09/2025

Emergency preparedness and response · Health workforce · Healthcare business and finance · Healthcare facilities · Licensure and certification of health professionals · Long-term care · Nurses · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data