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Assessing Vacancy, Wage and Temporary Staffing Rates for Nursing Homes in Kansas

LeadingAge Kansas is advocating for more additional funds from the state of Kansas, this time explicitly to help providers weather the escalating workforce crisis. We need tangible data to show policy makers the magnitude of the crisis. To that end, we are asking all nursing home providers to furnish the following data for us to use in advocacy efforts.

We have asked the questions in a way that should be straightforward for you to answer. If you do have questions about the questions, please contact debra@leadingagekansas.org for clarification.

Thank you in advance for taking your precious time to supply us with this critical information.

Survey Due Date: September 30th
1.How would you characterize your organization’s financial health on September 20, 2021? Choose the answer that fits best:
2.In the question above if you selected, "We are still being hit by unanticipated expenses and/or losses"; list what the primary ones are (please list up to three):
3.Our percentage occupancy on September 20, 2021 for our nursing home operation was:
Tell us about your vacancy rate and temporary agency use in questions 4-7.
4.Maximum number of full or part-time positions on your schedule on September 20th
5.Number of open positions on your schedule on September 20th
6.Number of positions being filled by temporary agency staff on your schedule on September 20th
7.Any other comments on staffing?
Tell us how much you have had to raise wages recently.
8.What was your average wage on July 1, 2021? Please round to the nearest dollar. 
9.What was your average wage on September 20, 2021? Please round to the nearest dollar. 
10.What was your average total monthly bill for temporary agency staff on
11.Any other comments on temporary staffing agency problems?
12.Have you denied admissions or move-ins because of workforce shortages since August 2021?
13.Demographic Information: