Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Check (NY, NJ, CA)
Checks a nursing home against the New York, New Jersey, or California minimum staffing law.
Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- State
- New York
- Resident census
- 100
- NY, CA: direct care hours in the day
- 340
- NY, CA: certified nurse aide hours in the day
- 230
- NY: licensed nurse hours in the day
- 110
Result: New York, 100 residents: 3.4 hours of care per resident per day, under the 3.5 minimum.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What you enter
- State
- Resident census
- CA: distinct-part SNF of a general acute hospital
- NY, CA: direct care hours in the day
- NY, CA: certified nurse aide hours in the day
- NY: licensed nurse hours in the day
- NJ: shift
- NJ: CNAs working this shift
- NJ: RNs and LPNs giving direct care this shift
How this is calculated
N.Y. Public Health Law 2895-b; N.J.S.A. 30:13-18; Cal. Health & Safety Code 1276.65. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.