Personal Care Aide Staffing in U.S. Residential Care Communities: The Role of Aide Training Hours, Training Reimbursement, and Organizational Structures

Katherine A. Kennedy, David C. Mohr, Erh-Chi Hsu, Providence VA Healthcare System, Transformative Health Systems Research to Improve Veteran Equity and Independence , Center of Innovation, Veterans Health Administration, National Center for Organization Development, Department of Health Law, Boston University School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, John Hopkins School of Nursing

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on December 22, 2025

Abstract

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Residential care communities (RCCs) employ nearly 660,000 personal care aides but few studies have examined personal care aide staffing nationwide. This study examines RCC characteristics associated with aide hours per resident day. We used the 2022 ...