The Nursing Home and Skilled Nursing Facility Workforce in the Rural and Urban U.S.

The employment of nurses and other staff within U.S. long-term care (LTC) facilities, which includes nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities, varies widely across the nation, both geographically and by facility characteristics. There is limited understanding of how nursing and non-nursing workforce patterns vary geographically, particularly between rural and urban areas. This study will provide a landscape overview of the rural/urban distribution of nursing and non-nursing staff in U.S. LTC facilities and investigate how the workforce varies across facility and community characteristics.