A new study in The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggests that for newly admitted nursing home residents, homes with higher CNA staffing had a lower fall rate. The relationship between CNA staffing and falls in nursing homes needs to be studied more they suggested.
Analyzing MDS assessments of more 230,000 newly admitted nursing home residents in 2006, investigators found that 21% of new residents experienced a fall within 30 days of being admitted. Facilities that had higher CNA-to-resident ratios also had fewer falls, according to the data.