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Facts
about Nursing Homes |
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There
are 17,000 nursing homes in the United States. |
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1.6 million people live in nursing homes. |
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The average number of beds per home is 107, with an occupancy rate of 88 percent. |
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More than 90 percent of current residents are 65 years of age and over. Almost half are 85 years or over. |
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The average age upon admission to a nursing home is 79. |
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Women are almost three times as likely to live in nursing homes than men. |
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In 2000, 4.5 percent of Americans 65 years and older lived in nursing homes, a decline from 5.1 percent in 1990. |
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In 1999-2000, the average nursing facility patient required assistance with 3.75 activities of daily living. Five common activities are used to measure the functionality of a patient - bathing, dressing, transferring, toileting and eating. |
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42 percent of nursing home patients suffer from some level of dementia. |
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33 percent of nursing home patients have documented symptoms of depression. |
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67 percent of nursing home facilities were for-profit in 1999-2000, 26 percent were nonprofit and 7 percent were government owned and operated. |
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Sources:
American Health Care Association, American Association of Homes and Services
for the Aging. |
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