Staffing Quality Inequities
Staffing may play a significant role in nursing home disparities. Nearly 85 percent of homes where a majority of residents are black got the lowest rating for nurse staffing, compared with just 21 percent of white homes.
Sources: Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, U.S. Census Bureau, Vincent Mor of Brown University and Nursing Home Compare; analyzed by
The Chicago Reporter.