Nursing Home Care (Data are for U.S. for 1999) Number of nursing homes: 18,000 Number of beds: 1.9 million Occupancy rate: 87 percent Number of current residents: 1.6 million Average length of stay (current resident): 892 days Number of discharged residents: 2.5 million Average length of stay (discharged resident): 272 days Source: The National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary More Data Nursing home residents 65 years of age and over by age, sex, and race: 1973-1999 Health, United States, 2003, table 96 Nursing home average monthly charges and percent of residents by primary payment source and facility characteristics: 1985-1999 Health, United States, 2003, table 124 Nursing homes, beds, occupancy, and residents by geographic division and State: 1995-2001 Health, United States, 2003, table 110 Related Links Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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