TITLE 77: PUBLIC HEALTH
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SUBCHAPTER c: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 300 SKILLED NURSING AND INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 300.APPENDIX A EXAMPLE OF STAFFING CALCULATIONS FROM SECTION 300.1230



 

Section 300.APPENDIX A  Example of Staffing Calculations from Section 300.1230

 

A.        Following is an example of staffing calculations assuming a 100-bed Skilled Nursing Facility that has 25 residents needing skilled care and 75 residents needing intermediate care.

 

Under Section 300.1230(d) requirements, staffing would be computed as follows:

 

1.         Total Minimum Hours of Care Needed

 

Level of Care

# of Residents

 

Total Hrs. Needed Per Day Per Resident

 

Total Hrs. Needed Per Day Per Facility

Skilled

25

[times]

3.8

=

95.0

Intermediate

75

[times]

2.5

=

187.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Hours Needed

 

282.5

 

2.         Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Hours Required

 

Level of

Care

Total Hrs. Needed Per Day Per Facility

 

Minimum Percent

 

Minimum LPN Hrs. Required

Skilled

95.0

[times]

25%

=

23.75

Intermediate

187.5

[times]

25%

=

46.875

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total LPN Hours Needed

 

70.625

 

3.         Registered Professional Nurse (RN) Hours Required

 

Level of

Care

Total Hrs. Needed Per Day Per Facility

 

Minimum Percent

 

Minimum RN Hrs. Required

Skilled

95.0

[times]

10%

=

9.5

Intermediate

187.5

[times]

10%

=

18.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total RN Hours Needed

 

28.25

 

4.         Additional Direct Care Hours* 

 

Level of

Care

Total Hrs. Needed Per Day Per Facility

 

Licensed Nurse Hours

 

# of Additional Direct Care Staff Hrs.* Needed

Per Day

Skilled

95.0

[minus]

23.75

=

71.25

Intermediate

187.5

[minus]

46.875

=

140.625

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Direct Care Hours Needed

 

211.875

 

*See Section 300.1230(k).

 

(Source:  Former Appendix A repealed at 23 Ill. Reg. 8106, effective July 15, 1999; new Appendix A added at 45 Ill. Reg. 1134, effective January 8, 2021)