Cost of the gaps

What does it cost when readiness is missing?

Estimate what readiness gaps cost your facility each year.
Adjust every figure to match your numbers.

Your facility

60
10200
50%
10%120%

CMS reports average SNF nursing turnover near 54% per year.

Estimated annual exposure

$227,800

What these gaps cost your facility a year,
before any solution.

  • Survey (CMP)5%
  • Falls16%
  • Readmissions13%
  • Turnover66%

Estimated from published figures.

Structured onboarding builds competence faster and replaces the “thrown to the wolves” sink-or-swim, so facilities get staff productive sooner and keep them longer.

Where it comes from

Adjust any figure

Survey deficiencies (CMP)

$11,800
5%
per yrat$each

In 2024, CMS imposed $202.9M in nursing-home penalties; per-instance penalties averaged $11,852 and per-day penalties $57,567 (CMS 2024 data, Innovation in Aging, 2026). Default uses the per-instance average.

Falls with injury requiring transfer

$36,000
16%
per yrat$each

Average cost of an inpatient fall-injury visit for older adults is about $18,047 (Johns Hopkins, Injury, 2024). CDC put total nonfatal older-adult fall cost at $80B in 2020. Default rounds down.

Avoidable 30-day rehospitalizations

$30,000
13%
per yrat$each

Average hospital readmission costs about $15,200 (AHRQ); the SNF 30-day window is estimated above $16,000 per patient, with roughly 78% potentially avoidable (2025 analysis). Larger exposure is referral risk: hospitals steer away from high-readmission SNFs.

Turnover & onboarding

$150,000
66%
~30 departures / yr (50% of 60 staff)at$each

CNA replacement runs $3,000–$6,000 (Relias, 2025); blended direct nursing replacement is cited at $15,000–$35,000 (Coastal Care, 2025). Default is conservative and CNA-weighted.

This is what the gaps cost before anyone walks in the door. Karibu makes your facility’s own protocols easy to reach, verified before the shift and recallable at the bedside, so the readiness is there when it counts.

How to read this

  1. This estimates the current cost of these gaps at your facility. It is not a claim about results from any product.
  2. Every per-event cost and incidence count starts conservative and is yours to adjust to your facility.
  3. Sources: Relias (2025); Coastal Care (2025); CMS FY2024 enforcement data via Innovation in Aging (2026); Johns Hopkins / Injury (2024); CDC (2024); AHRQ; America’s Essential Hospitals (2025). Figures rounded.

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Last updated: May 31, 2026.