Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2024A
| Name: | Number of Direct Care Staff Positions |
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| Collected For: |
ALC-05 |
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| Definition: | Number of direct care staff positions/ employees who were employed on the last day of the month, per month. |
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| Question: | What was the total number of direct care staff positions/employees who were employed on the last day of this month? |
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| Format: |
| Length: | 3 |
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| Type: | Numeric |
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| Occurs: | 1 |
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| Allowable Values: |
0-199 |
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| Notes for Abstraction: |
- Direct care staff positions include registered nurse (RN), licensed practical nurse (LPN), and aides that are both certified and not certified (e.g. CNA).
- Count only direct care staff who were employed on the last day of this month.
- Unless most staff in the category are contract staff, only report traditional employment; otherwise include both contract and traditional employment.
- Count all direct care staff regardless of full-time or part-time status (submit only whole numbers).
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
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| Additional Notes: |
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| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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| Inclusion |
Exclusion |
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None
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None |
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