Taking Action to Support Nursing Home Resident Well-Being: Perspectives of U.S. Nursing Home Staff During COVID-19

Strategies to mitigate and alleviate concerns with resident well-being were both structural and made via staff choices. NH leadership needs to proactively plan how to adapt processes and structures that prioritize resident well-being along with resident care in times of crisis. Research is needed to outline the planning, implementation, and recommendations required to operationalize these strategies into practice. Determining the most effective ways to implement these structural changes within NH practices and workflows is critical to ensure that staff have sufficient time to spend with residents.