Series 13, No. 152. The National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary. 125 pp. (PHS) 2002-1723. GPO stock number and price forthcoming.
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The National Center for Health Statistics announces the availability of a new report, "The National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary." This report presents estimates of nursing home facilities in the United States, their current residents, and their discharges. Data are presented on facility characteristics, demographic characteristics, utilization measures, and health and functional status of current residents and discharges. Data in this report are based on data collected from the 1999 National Nursing Home Survey. 

Data Highlights:
In 1999, there were 18,000 nursing homes operating in the United States. The average number of beds per nursing home was 105. The occupancy rate for current residents was 87 percent and the discharge rate was 134 per 100 beds.
The average basic charge per day for private pay residents was $146 for skilled care, $114 for intermediate care, and $101 for residential care. The average per diem rate was $213 for Medicare residents and $105 for Medicaid residents.
Three quarters of current residents required assistance with 3 or more activities of daily living (ADLs). Most residents received help with bathing (94 percent) and dressing (87 percent). More than half (56 percent) received help using the toilet, and almost half (47 percent) received help with eating.
From October 1998 to September 1999, there were an estimated 2.5 million discharges from nursing homes.
Forty-eight percent of discharges were widowed and 28 percent were married.
Most discharges (65 percent) were admitted from a hospital, and 22 percent came from a private or semiprivate residence. Five percent came from another nursing home.

Keywords: National Nursing Home Survey, current residents, discharges, long term care

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