Staffing Levels in U.S. Nursing Homes: Total Hours per Resident Day by State 1996-1999.

State

1997

1998

1999*

Number

Mean

Number

Mean

Number

Mean

AK

11

5.49

11

4.92

7

4.74

AL

166

3.56

185

3.73

91

3.59

AR

218

3.03

195

3.12

106

3.19

AZ

91

3.71

102

3.74

36

3.25

CA

1,026

3.57

938

3.52

478

3.41

CO

186

3.39

162

3.30

97

3.23

CT

211

3.10

190

3.16

121

3.15

DE

32

3.81

24

4.41

17

3.88

FL

492

3.64

481

3.59

306

3.49

GA

291

3.10

286

3.10

148

3.06

HI

34

4.13

32

4.11

19

3.83

IA

393

2.64

396

2.69

192

2.74

ID

58

4.27

55

4.05

30

4.28

IL

713

2.93

707

3.01

389

3.10

IN

458

2.83

455

2.87

248

2.94

KS

363

2.62

353

2.64

200

2.69

KY

222

3.71

246

3.59

128

3.60

LA

259

3.21

248

3.14

140

3.14

MA

461

3.46

441

3.55

278

3.45

MD

185

3.20

159

3.34

49

3.42

ME

113

3.73

103

3.88

58

3.69

MI

365

3.33

350

3.32

166

3.32

MN

361

2.86

371

2.84

187

2.82

MO

461

3.05

431

3.00

227

3.09

MS

171

3.52

153

3.46

72

3.28

MT

89

3.47

82

3.57

49

3.40

NC

343

3.64

340

3.70

161

3.58

ND

76

3.28

79

3.20

40

3.52

NE

210

2.93

197

2.97

109

3.05

NH

72

3.61

62

3.73

34

3.83

NJ

285

3.18

278

3.27

107

3.37

NM

67

3.41

55

3.23

36

3.03

NV

27

3.70

35

3.82

15

4.73

NY

516

2.99

504

3.06

279

3.06

OH

795

3.48

775

3.41

381

3.52

OK

325

2.64

256

2.61

163

2.46

OR

135

3.14

129

3.09

63

3.06

PA

691

3.58

688

3.69

364

3.58

RI

68

3.00

69

3.03

38

3.11

SC

150

3.65

126

3.67

72

3.65

SD

86

2.72

81

2.77

45

2.66

TN

277

3.02

276

3.21

128

3.06

TX

1,015

3.21

914

3.11

536

3.01

UT

77

3.28

67

3.46

35

3.83

VA

217

3.31

207

3.38

125

3.41

VT

32

3.32

29

3.33

25

3.34

WA

224

3.80

218

3.74

120

3.73

WI

362

3.18

356

3.13

199

2.99

WV

66

3.70

65

3.35

79

3.41

WY

32

3.25

31

3.27

18

3.24

*1999 data were available only for assessments completed before July 1, 1999.

Source: HCFA, Appropriateness of Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios in Nursing Homes Report to Congress, July 2000, p. 3-36.