A. Following is an example of staffing calculations assuming a 100-bed Skilled Nursing Facility that has 25 residents needing skilled care and 75 residents needing intermediate care.
Under Section 300.1230(d) requirements, staffing would be computed as follows:
1. Total Minimum Hours of Care Needed
Level of Care | # of Residents | Total Hrs. Needed Per Day Per Resident | Total Hrs. Needed Per Day Per Facility | ||
Skilled | 25 | [times] | 3.8 | = | 95.0 |
Intermediate | 75 | [times] | 2.5 | = | 187.5 |
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Total Hours Needed | 282.5 |
2. Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Hours Required
Level of Care | Total Hrs. Needed Per Day Per Facility | Minimum Percent | Minimum LPN Hrs. Required | ||||
Skilled | 95.0 | [times] | 25% | = | 23.75 | ||
Intermediate | 187.5 | [times] | 25% | = | 46.875 | ||
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Total LPN Hours Needed | 70.625 |
3. Registered Professional Nurse (RN) Hours Required
Level of Care | Total Hrs. Needed Per Day Per Facility | Minimum Percent | Minimum RN Hrs. Required | |||||
Skilled | 95.0 | [times] | 10% | = | 9.5 | |||
Intermediate | 187.5 | [times] | 10% | = | 18.75 | |||
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Total RN Hours Needed | 28.25 |
4. Additional Direct Care Hours*
Level of Care | Total Hrs. Needed Per Day Per Facility | Licensed Nurse Hours | # of Additional Direct Care Staff Hrs.* Needed Per Day | ||||||
Skilled | 95.0 | [minus] | 23.75 | = | 71.25 | ||||
Intermediate | 187.5 | [minus] | 46.875 | = | 140.625 | ||||
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Additional Direct Care Hours Needed | 211.875 |
*See Section 300.1230(k).
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, pt. 300, subpt. U, app A