Guides

Plain-English answers to the staffing-compliance questions that keep schedulers up at night.

Compliance rules

Is the CMS minimum staffing rule still in effect? →How to calculate HPRD (hours per resident day) →PBJ reporting requirements for nursing homes →Nursing home staffing ratios by state →How the CMS Five-Star staffing rating works →Mandatory overtime laws for nurses by state →

By setting

Nursing home scheduling software: what to look for →Scheduling software for assisted living →Home health scheduling software that holds up in the field →Home care scheduling software that protects continuity →Hospice scheduling software that handles the on-call reality →Group home and IDD scheduling software →

Shift patterns

CNA shift patterns for nursing homes →How to build a 12-hour shift schedule for nurses →Self-scheduling for nurses that holds up →On-call scheduling in healthcare →

Templates

A nursing home schedule template that holds up →The CNA schedule template your units can use →A nurse scheduling template that catches coverage problems →A monthly healthcare staff schedule template that holds up →12-hour shift schedule templates you can copy →

How-to

How to reduce agency staffing costs in a nursing home →How to fix PBJ staffing discrepancies →How to meet CMS nursing home staffing requirements →How to fill last-minute call-outs in a nursing home →How to reduce nurse overtime without losing coverage →