CDC: Nursing Home Occupancy Holding Steady

A new report from the CDC shows that the nursing home occupancy rate was steady at 82 percent between 2000 and 2011. However, while occupation remained consistent, the number of Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes fell from 16,389 in 2000 to 15,702 in 2011.

Other information included in the report:

• The number of Medicare-certified SNFs increased from about 14,800 in 2000 to nearly 15,100 in 2010 
• CCRCs and nursing homes accounted for roughly 6 percent of total 2011 healthcare expenditures, down from 22 percent in 2010 

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