About
The Nursing Assistant Staffing Program was initiated based on the Nursing Facility Governor's Commission Report (2006), which concluded that enforcing minimum levels of nursing assistants was an important step in maximizing the quality of care and life for nursing facility residents.
The commission prescribed a minimum standard of 2.46 Hours per Resident Day (HPRD) which was converted to a nursing assistant to resident ratio on each shift.
On August 24, 2021,
Nursing Facility Certified Nursing Assistant staffing rules were temporarily revised (OAR 411-086-0100(C)) due to Oregon's statewide hospital capacity crisis.
Staffing data
Nursing facilities are required to submit a quarterly report with staffing data to the department. Facilities are to post the Direct Care Staff Daily Report which shows the actual number of nursing staff on each shift to provide care to residents and post the Nursing Assistant (NA) Staff Ratio Chart which translates the ratio into the minimum number of nursing assistants required on each shift based on the census of the facility.
Forms
Guide questions
Nursing Assistant Staffing Program Guide - Instructions for completing the Nursing Assistant Staff Quarterly Report
Questions?
Contact Sean Scott at
sean.p.scott@odhs.oregon.gov or by phone at 503-910-4703.