Nursing Home Care (Data are for U.S. for year indicated) Number of nursing homes: 18,000 Number of beds: 1.9 million 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 Occupancy rate: 87 percent Source: The National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary, Tables 1, 11, 39 More data Nursing home residents 65 years of age and over by age, sex, and race: 1973-2004 Health, United States, 2007, Table 104 Nursing home average monthly charges and percent of residents by source of payment and facility characteristics: 1985-2004 Health, United States, 2007, Table 134 Nursing homes, beds, occupancy, and residents by geographic division and state: 1995-2006 Health, United States, 2007, Table 117 Related links Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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