PBJ Wizards

Metrics-driven collation and analysis of CMS Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) Daily Nurse Staffing data for skilled and intermediate nursing facilities integrated with ownership context and inspection history.

Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) Daily Nurse Staffing is the CMS-required staffing data submission system used by nursing facilities to report daily staffing hours by role (RN, LPN, CNA, and total nursing).

Staffing levels are a primary driver of continuity and quality of resident care, and PBJ data provides the most detailed public view of nursing home staffing conditions. We translate PBJ submissions into defensible operational metrics using HPPD (hours-per-patient-day), and other long-term care staffing standards of measurement. This includes regulatory compliance and comparisons, staffing trends, variability, and peer comparisons.

Metrics-first, reproducible processing with conservative interpretation. Designed for oversight and operational insight — not expert testimony.

Services

Role-specific HPPD (hours-per-patient-day) — RN, LPN, CNA, total nursing
Daily, quarterly, and multi-year trends
Weekend vs weekday staffing patterns
Peer benchmarking (facility, city, county, state)

Data sources

CMS PBJ public release (nursing homes)
Nursing home ownership and operator context
Inspection and survey history

Disclaimers

Analyses are based on public CMS datasets and other publicly available sources. You are responsible for independently confirming the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, applicability of any datasets, and any conclusions derived from them. PBJ Wizards does not and will not provide expert testimony, regulatory determinations, legal opinions, case opinions, or advocacy services. You must retain a qualified expert witness in order to express staffing opinions. Our services are strictly limited to objective data collection, processing, analysis, interpretation of publicly available facility information, and report generation. We retain all intellectual property rights to our systems, methods, and analyses, which is not subject to disclosure due to our expert verification policy.

Request an Analysis

Tell us what you’re trying to answer (facility list, timeframe, and what comparisons matter). This is a mockup form. Submitting will display a confirmation message (no email is sent yet).

Contact info

Name

Organization

Phone

Analysis request

Date range start

Date range end

Geographic level (select all that apply)

Turnaround Timeline

HPPD Calcucations - Staff types (select all that apply)

Overall nursing staff RN LPN Aide / CNA

Categorical Data

Include Weekend vs. Weekday staffing analysis Include Agency vs. Regular staff breakdown

Compliance Reports

Federal RN 8 Hour Requirements State Daily HPPD Requirements

What do you want to learn / decide?

By continuing you acknowledge that: (1) all analyses are based on public CMS Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) and related datasets and you are responsible for independently confirming their accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and applicability; and (2) PBJ Wizards does not provide expert testimony, regulatory determinations, legal opinions, or advocacy services, and only provides objective data processing, analysis, interpretation of publicly available information, and report generation.