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Payroll Based Journal Daily Non-Nurse Staffing
The Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Nurse Staffing and Non-Nurse Staffing datasets provide information submitted by nursing homes including rehabilitation services on a quarterly basis.
Freshness
- Last posted
- Period covered
- Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
- Update frequency
- Quarterly
Dates as CMS lists them in its catalog.
Columns 82
| Column | What it means | Type |
|---|---|---|
PROVNUMPROVNUM | Medicare provider number | string |
PROVNAMEPROVNAME | Provider Name | string |
CITYCITY | Provider City | string |
STATESTATE | Postal abbreviation for State | string |
COUNTY_NAMECOUNTY_NAME | Name of Provider County, unique within state | string |
COUNTY_FIPSCOUNTY_FIPS | FIPS Code for Provider County, unique within state | string |
CY_QtrCY_Qtr | string | |
WorkDateWorkDate | Day for Reported Hours (yyyymmdd) | number |
MDScensusMDScensus | Resident Census from MDS | number |
Hrs_AdminHrs_Admin | Total Hours for Administrator | number |
Hrs_Admin_empHrs_Admin_emp | Employee Hours for Administrator | number |
Hrs_Admin_ctrHrs_Admin_ctr | Contract Hours for Administrator | number |
Hrs_Admin fnHrs_Admin_fn | Footnote for Administrator Hours worked | number |
Hrs_MedDirHrs_MedDir | Total Hours for Medical Director | number |
Hrs_MedDir_empHrs_MedDir_emp | Employee Hours for Medical Director | number |
Hrs_MedDir_ctrHrs_MedDir_ctr | Contract Hours for Medical Director | number |
Hrs_OthMDHrs_OthMD | Total Hours for Other Physician | number |
Hrs_OthMD_empHrs_OthMD_emp | Employee Hours for Other Physician | number |
Hrs_OthMD_ctrHrs_OthMD_ctr | Contract Hours for Other Physician | number |
Hrs_PAHrs_PA | Total Hours for Physician Assistant | number |
Hrs_PA_empHrs_PA_emp | Employee Hours for Physician Assistant | number |
Hrs_PA_ctrHrs_PA_ctr | Contract Hours for Physician Assistant | number |
Hrs_NPHrs_NP | Total Hours for Nurse Practitioner | number |
Hrs_NP_empHrs_NP_emp | Employee Hours for Nurse Practitioner | number |
Hrs_NP_ctrHrs_NP_ctr | Contract Hours for Nurse Practitioner | number |
Hrs_ClinNrsSpecHrs_ClinNrsSpec | Total Hours for Clinical Nurse Specialist | number |
Hrs_ClinNrsSpec_empHrs_ClinNrsSpec_emp | Employee Hours for Clinical Nurse Specialist | number |
Hrs_ClinNrsSpec_ctrHrs_ClinNrsSpec_ctr | Contract Hours for Clinical Nurse Specialist | number |
Hrs_PharmacistHrs_Pharmacist | Total Hours for Pharmacist | number |
Hrs_Pharmacist_empHrs_Pharmacist_emp | Employee Hours for Pharmacist | number |
Hrs_Pharmacist_ctrHrs_Pharmacist_ctr | Contract Hours for Pharmacist | number |
Hrs_DieticianHrs_Dietician | Total Hours for Dietician | number |
Hrs_Dietician_empHrs_Dietician_emp | Employee Hours for Dietician | number |
Hrs_Dietician_ctrHrs_Dietician_ctr | Contract Hours for Dietician | number |
Hrs_FeedAsstHrs_FeedAsst | Total Hours for Feeding Assistant | number |
Hrs_FeedAsst_empHrs_FeedAsst_emp | Employee Hours for Feeding Assistant | number |
Hrs_FeedAsst_ctrHrs_FeedAsst_ctr | Contract Hours for Feeding Assistant | number |
Hrs_OTHrs_OT | Total Hours for Occupational Therapist | number |
Hrs_OT_empHrs_OT_emp | Employee Hours for Occupational Therapist | number |
Hrs_OT_ctrHrs_OT_ctr | Contract Hours for Occupational Therapist | number |
Hrs_OTasstHrs_OTasst | Total Hours for Occupational Therapy Assistant | number |
Hrs_OTasst_empHrs_OTasst_emp | Employee Hours for Occupational Therapy Assistant | number |
Hrs_OTasst_ctrHrs_OTasst_ctr | Contract Hours for Occupational Therapy Assistant | number |
Hrs_OTaideHrs_OTaide | Total Hours for Occupational Therapy Aide | number |
Hrs_OTaide_empHrs_OTaide_emp | Employee Hours for Occupational Therapy Aide | number |
Hrs_OTaide_ctrHrs_OTaide_ctr | Contract Hours for Occupational Therapy Aide | number |
Hrs_PTHrs_PT | Total Hours for Physical Therapist | number |
Hrs_PT_empHrs_PT_emp | Employee Hours for Physical Therapist | number |
Hrs_PT_ctrHrs_PT_ctr | Contract Hours for Physical Therapist | number |
Hrs_PTasstHrs_PTasst | Total Hours for Physical Therapy Assistant | number |
Hrs_PTasst_empHrs_PTasst_emp | Employee Hours for Physical Therapy Assistant | number |
Hrs_PTasst_ctrHrs_PTasst_ctr | Contract Hours for Physical Therapy Assistant | number |
Hrs_PTaideHrs_PTaide | Total Hours for Physical Therapy Aide | number |
Hrs_PTaide_empHrs_PTaide_emp | Employee Hours for Physical Therapy Aide | number |
Hrs_PTaide_ctrHrs_PTaide_ctr | Contract Hours for Physical Therapy Aide | number |
Hrs_RespTherHrs_RespTher | Total Hours for Respiratory Therapist | number |
Hrs_RespTher_empHrs_RespTher_emp | Employee Hours for Respiratory Therapist | number |
Hrs_RespTher_ctrHrs_RespTher_ctr | Contract Hours for Respiratory Therapist | number |
Hrs_RespTechHrs_RespTech | Total Hours for Respiratory Therapy Technician | number |
Hrs_RespTech_empHrs_RespTech_emp | Employee Hours for Respiratory Therapy Technician | number |
Hrs_RespTech_ctrHrs_RespTech_ctr | Contract Hours for Respiratory Therapy Technician | number |
Hrs_SpcLangPathHrs_SpcLangPath | Total Hours for Speech/Language Pathologist | number |
Hrs_SpcLangPath_empHrs_SpcLangPath_emp | Employee Hours for Speech/Language Pathologist | number |
Hrs_SpcLangPath_ctrHrs_SpcLangPath_ctr | Contract Hours for Speech/Language Pathologist | number |
Hrs_TherRecSpecHrs_TherRecSpec | Total Hours for Therapeutic Recreation Specialist | number |
Hrs_TherRecSpec_empHrs_TherRecSpec_emp | Employee Hours for Therapeutic Recreation Specialist | number |
Hrs_TherRecSpec_ctrHrs_TherRecSpec_ctr | Contract Hours for Therapeutic Recreation Specialist | number |
Hrs_QualActvProfHrs_QualActvProf | Total Hours for Qualified Activities Professional | number |
Hrs_QualActvProf_empHrs_QualActvProf_emp | Employee Hours for Qualified Activities Professional | number |
Hrs_QualActvProf_ctrHrs_QualActvProf_ctr | Contract Hours for Qualified Activities Professional | number |
Hrs_OthActvHrs_OthActv | Total Hours for Other Activities Staff | number |
Hrs_OthActv_empHrs_OthActv_emp | Employee Hours for Other Activities Staff | number |
Hrs_OthActv_ctrHrs_OthActv_ctr | Contract Hours for Other Activities Staff | number |
Hrs_QualSocWrkHrs_QualSocWrk | Total Hours for Qualified Social Worker | number |
Hrs_QualSocWrk_empHrs_QualSocWrk_emp | Employee Hours for Qualified Social Worker | number |
Hrs_QualSocWrk_ctrHrs_QualSocWrk_ctr | Contract Hours for Qualified Social Worker | number |
Hrs_OthSocWrkHrs_OthSocWrk | Total Hours for Other Social Worker | number |
Hrs_OthSocWrk_empHrs_OthSocWrk_emp | Employee Hours for Other Social Worker | number |
Hrs_OthSocWrk_ctrHrs_OthSocWrk_ctr | Contract Hours for Other Social Worker | number |
Hrs_MHSvcHrs_MHSvc | Total Hours for Mental Health Service Worker | number |
Hrs_MHSvc_empHrs_MHSvc_emp | Employee Hours for Mental Health Service Worker | number |
Hrs_MHSvc_ctrHrs_MHSvc_ctr | Contract Hours for Mental Health Service Worker | number |
No column matches that filter.
At a glance
- Catalog
- data.cms.gov
- Publisher
- Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics (OEDA)
- Rows
- 1,303,830
- Columns
- 82
- State column
STATE- Contact
- nhstaffing@cms.hhs.gov
API
Free, no key needed. This request returns the first 10 rows as JSON:
https://data.cms.gov/data-api/v1/dataset/b497431a-5b57-42c0-9016-90105b51841e/data?size=10
To keep only one state, filter on the STATE column.
Versions 37
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- 2026-01-01posted Jul 29, 2026
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CMS's description
The Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Nurse Staffing and Non-Nurse Staffing datasets provide information submitted by nursing homes including rehabilitation services on a quarterly basis. The data include the hours staff are paid to work each day, for each facility. Examples of reporting categories include Director of Nursing, Administrative Registered Nurses, Registered Nursing, Administrative Licensed Practice Nurses, Licensed Practice Nurses, Certified Nurse Aides, Certified Medication Aides, and Nurse Aides in Training. There are also other non-nurse staff categories provided in the data such as Respiratory Therapist, Occupational Therapist, and Social Worker. The datasets also include a facility’s daily census calculated using the Minimum Data Set (MDS) submission.
Methodology and other documents from CMS:
The summary at the top is the first sentence of this description. Record id cms:b497431a-5b57-42c0-9016-90105b51841e. This record as JSON.