Nurse aide turnover tied to scheduling, study finds

Part-time certified nursing assistants who were scheduled for more hours and more consistently with the same co-workers were less likely to quit working at their long-term care facilities, a study found. Published in Manufacturing & Services Operations Management, the research used a model based on real scheduling data of more than 6,000 nurse aides across 157 long-term care facilities. Researchers estimated a one-hour increase in CNAs’ weekly hours worked could lower turnover by 1.9%. They also found that facilities could reduce turnover by around 24% without any added hours or cost when they scheduled CNAs consistently with the same co-workers or team of co-workers ─ a change that can reduce annual operating costs by up to 7%. (Newswise release, 12/18/23)