Payroll Based Journal Employee Detail Nursing Home Staffing

The Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Employee Detail Nursing Home Staffing dataset provides information submitted by nursing homes including rehabilitation…

Part of the CMS Data Feeds Dataset › Medicare

Dataplex delivers this CMS feed as the analysis-ready table DWV.PAYROLL_BASED_JOURNAL_EMPLOYEE_DETAIL_NURSING_HOME_STAFFING on Snowflake and Databricks: coverage from 2020 to 2026 in a single aligned schema, refreshed automatically whenever CMS publishes a new file. Every row carries lineage back to the exact CMS source file that produced it.

Key facts

Snowflake	DWV.PAYROLL_BASED_JOURNAL_EMPLOYEE_DETAIL_NURSING_HOME_STAFFING
Databricks	cms_dwv.payroll_based_journal_employee_detail_nursing_home_staffing
Coverage	Apr 2020 – Mar 2026
Rows	1,529,904,709 (total across all reporting periods)
Cadence	Quarterly
Update pattern	Time-partitioned; each file adds one reporting period
CMS published	2026-07-29
Loaded	2026-07-29
Columns	10 data + 6 lineage
File versions	25
License	CMS public data (U.S. Government work)
Platforms	Snowflake Marketplace · Databricks Delta Sharing

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Current: CMS last published this feed on 2026-07-29. Coverage runs through 2026-03-31. Next CMS release expected ~Oct 2026.

Time-partitioned feed: each file version covers one reporting period, so history is additive. Query the full table for all periods; filter on the reporting period columns for a single period. Do not filter to the latest file only (that would return just the 2026 reporting period).

Sample queries

Snowflake

-- Each file version covers one reporting period; history is additive
SELECT *
FROM DWV.PAYROLL_BASED_JOURNAL_EMPLOYEE_DETAIL_NURSING_HOME_STAFFING
LIMIT 100;

Databricks

-- Each file version covers one reporting period; history is additive
SELECT *
FROM cms_dwv.payroll_based_journal_employee_detail_nursing_home_staffing
LIMIT 100;

About this feed

The Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Employee Detail Nursing Home Staffing dataset provides information submitted by nursing homes including rehabilitation services on a quarterly basis. The data include a system generated employee identification number, work date, job type and employment status, and hours worked for each nursing home employee.

Source: CMS feed metadata

Keywords: Medicare, Original Medicare, Hospitals & Facilities, Skilled Nursing, Health Care Use & Payments Theme: Medicare

Coverage timeline

2020–2026 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 (🟩 covered · ⬜ no data)

7 of 7 years covered, no gaps.

Release history

Reporting period	CMS published	Loaded	Latest file
2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31	2026-07-29	2026-07-29	✓
2025-10-01 – 2025-12-31	2026-04-29	2026-04-29
2025-07-01 – 2025-09-30	2026-02-05	2026-02-06
2025-04-01 – 2025-06-30	2025-11-20	2025-11-20
2025-01-01 – 2025-03-31	2025-09-11	2025-10-18
2025-01-01 – 2025-03-31	2025-07-15	2025-07-15
2024-10-01 – 2024-12-31	2025-04-30	2025-04-30
2024-07-01 – 2024-09-30	2025-04-02	2025-04-02
2024-04-01 – 2024-06-30	2024-10-31	2024-10-31
2024-01-01 – 2024-03-31	2024-07-31	2024-07-31

Show 15 earlier file versions

Reporting period	CMS published	Loaded	Latest file
2023-10-01 – 2023-12-31	2024-04-24	2024-04-24
2023-07-01 – 2023-09-30	2024-01-31	2024-01-31
2023-04-01 – 2023-06-30	2023-10-25	2023-10-25
2023-01-01 – 2023-03-31	2023-07-26	2023-08-29
2022-10-01 – 2022-12-31	2023-07-26	2023-08-29
2022-07-01 – 2022-09-30	2023-07-26	2023-08-29
2022-04-01 – 2022-06-30	2023-07-26	2023-08-29
2022-01-01 – 2022-03-31	2023-07-26	2023-08-29
2021-10-01 – 2021-12-31	2023-07-26	2023-08-29
2021-07-01 – 2021-09-30	2023-07-26	2023-08-29
2021-04-01 – 2021-06-30	2023-07-26	2023-08-29
2021-01-01 – 2021-03-31	2023-07-26	2023-08-29
2020-10-01 – 2020-12-31	2023-07-26	2023-08-29
2020-07-01 – 2020-09-30	2023-07-26	2023-08-29
2020-04-01 – 2020-06-30	2023-07-26	2023-08-29

Data dictionary

📋 10 data columns + 6 lineage columns

Column-level definitions are maintained by CMS in the official Payroll Based Journal Employee Detail Nursing Home Staffing data dictionary.

Data columns

Column	Type
PROVNUM	TEXT
STATE	TEXT
CY_QTR	TEXT
WORKDATE	NUMBER
SYS_EMPLEE_ID	NUMBER
EMPLEE_JOB_CD_ID	NUMBER
EMP_CTR	NUMBER
WORK_HRS_NUM	NUMBER
WORK_HRS_FN	TEXT
INCOMPLETE	NUMBER

Lineage columns (present on every feed table)

Column	Type	Description
ROW_ID	TEXT	Unique row ID for this table (PK)
FILE_ID	TEXT	Source file; joins to FEEDS_FILES.ID (FK)
FILE_FEED_ID	TEXT	Parent feed; joins to FEEDS.ID (FK)
FILE_NAME	TEXT	Source file name as published by CMS
ROWNUM	NUMBER	Row number within the source file
CREATED_AT	TIMESTAMP_NTZ	Timestamp when the record was loaded

Row-level lineage

Every row in this table traces to the exact CMS source file that produced it. The FILE_ID column joins to the FEEDS_FILES catalog table, and FILE_FEED_ID joins to the FEEDS master table:

Trace any row back to its source file and reporting period:

Snowflake

SELECT d.PROVNUM, d.STATE, d.CY_QTR,
       ff.TEMPORAL_START, ff.TEMPORAL_END, ff.CMS_FEED_MODIFIED
FROM DWV.PAYROLL_BASED_JOURNAL_EMPLOYEE_DETAIL_NURSING_HOME_STAFFING d
JOIN DWV.FEEDS_FILES ff ON d.FILE_ID = ff.ID;

Databricks

SELECT d.provnum, d.state, d.cy_qtr,
       ff.temporal_start, ff.temporal_end, ff.cms_feed_modified
FROM cms_dwv.payroll_based_journal_employee_detail_nursing_home_staffing d
JOIN cms_dwv.feeds_files ff ON d.file_id = ff.id;

Source & provenance

Published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (bureau 009:38).

• Official CMS data dictionary

• Payroll Based Journal Employee Detail Nursing Home Staffing Methodology

Frequently asked questions

How often is Payroll Based Journal Employee Detail Nursing Home Staffing updated?

Quarterly. CMS last published this feed on 2026-07-29, and Dataplex loaded it to the warehouse the same day. New releases are added automatically when CMS publishes them.

What years does Payroll Based Journal Employee Detail Nursing Home Staffing cover?

2020 through 2026.

How many records are in Payroll Based Journal Employee Detail Nursing Home Staffing?

1,529,904,709 rows across all 25 reporting periods. Because this feed is time-partitioned, the full table total is the meaningful count; no deduplication needed.

How do I get Payroll Based Journal Employee Detail Nursing Home Staffing data?

It's included in the CMS Data Feeds Dataset on the Snowflake Marketplace (free trial available) and via Databricks Delta Sharing. Once mounted, query DWV.PAYROLL_BASED_JOURNAL_EMPLOYEE_DETAIL_NURSING_HOME_STAFFING directly; no pipeline setup required.

Related feeds

Skilled Nursing Facility Cost ReportMedicare Post-Acute Care Utilization - Skilled Nursing FacilityMedicare Post-Acute Care Utilization - Skilled Nursing Facility by Geography/Provider and Case-Mix GroupingPayroll Based Journal Daily Non-Nurse StaffingPayroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing

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2. Mount the share; the database and DWV schema appear in your account immediately

3. Run the sample query above; no ETL, no pipeline maintenance

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