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To compare NHs, 4 quartiles of CNA retention rates were created: low (0%\u201348%), medium (49%\u201360%), high (61%\u201372%), and very high retention (73%\u2013100%). Negative binomial regressions were estimated on total, substantiated, and unsubstantiated allegations and complaints. All regressions controlled for facility and county-level factors and clustered facilities by county.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>NHs in the top 50% (high and very high) of retention received 1.92 fewer allegations than those in the bottom 50%, representing a 19% difference; this trend was significant and negative across all outcomes. Using quartiles revealed a nonlinear pattern: high-retention NHs received the fewest number of allegations and complaints. The differences between high and low retention on allegations, substantiated, and unsubstantied allegations were 33% (3.73 fewer), 34% (0.51 fewer), and 32% (3.12 fewer), respectively. Unexpectedly, very high-retention NHs received more unsubstantiated allegations than high-retention NHs.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Discussion and Implications<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>While higher-retention should result in fewer complaints, our results indicate that some turnover may be desirable because the very high-retention NHs performed slightly worse than those with high retention. 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