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Nursing Home Care

(Data are for U.S. for 1999)

bullet graphicNumber of nursing homes: 18,000

bullet graphicNumber of beds: 1.9 million

bullet graphicOccupancy rate: 87 percent

bullet graphicNumber of current residents: 1.6 million

bullet graphicAverage length of stay (current resident): 892 days

bullet graphicNumber of discharged residents: 2.5 million

bullet graphicAverage length of stay (discharged resident): 272 days

Source:  The National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary

More Data

bullet graphicNursing home residents 65 years of age and over by age, sex, and race: 1973-1999  Health, United States, 2003, table 96

bullet graphicNursing home average monthly charges and percent of residents by primary payment source and facility characteristics: 1985-1999  Health, United States, 2003, table 124

bullet graphicNursing homes, beds, occupancy, and residents by geographic division and State: 1995-2001  Health, United States, 2003, table 110

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bullet graphicCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services

bullet graphicNational Institute on Aging

 

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