How many people live in nursing homes? As of 2024, there were around 1.2 million residents in nursing homes across the United States. The states with the highest numbers of residents in certified nursing facilities were, by far, California and New York, with over 99,000 and 98,000 residents, respectively. On the other hand, Alaska had the lowest number of nursing home residents. Occupancy rates and recovery The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted nursing home occupancy rates nationwide. Prior to the pandemic, the median occupancy rate for skilled nursing facilities hovered around 80 percent. However, this figure plummeted to 67 percent by 2021. As of July 2024, occupancy rates for certified nursing homes have begun to recover, reaching 77 percent. This gradual increase suggests a slow but steady return to pre-pandemic levels. Quality concerns and financial penalties Despite the crucial role nursing homes play, quality issues persist in some facilities. In 2024, Aspen Point Health and Rehabilitation in Missouri faced 208 substantiated complaints, the highest number nationwide. Financial penalties for serious violations can be severe, as evidenced by the 1.41 million U.S. dollar fine imposed on Siesta Key Health And Rehabilitation Center in Florida over a three-year period. These cases underscore the ongoing challenges in maintaining high standards of care across the industry.

Nursing Home Compare has detailed information about every Medicare and Medicaid nursing home in the country. A nursing home is a place for people who can’t be cared for at home and need 24-hour nursing care. These are the official datasets used on the Medicare.gov Nursing Home Compare Website provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. These data allow you to compare the quality of care at every Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country, including over 15,000 nationwide.

Graph and download economic data for All Employees, Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (CES6562300001) from Jan 1990 to Sep 2025 about nursing homes, nursing, health, establishment survey, education, residential, services, employment, and USA.

This data package contains information about Measures of Rehospitalization, Emergency Visit and Community Discharge for Medicare Beneficiaries. It also includes Nursing Home Compare information on Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, MDS Quality Measures, Ownership information, Fines and Payment denial, Provider Information, State Averages and Survey Summary information about nursing homes.

In 2024, the average number of certified nursing facility beds per facility in the United States was *** beds. However, the average number of certified nursing beds in facilities ranged from ** to *** beds, depending on the state. In 2024, nursing homes in Alaska had the least amount of beds, whereas New York had the most.

Alaska had the smallest number of nursing homes in the U.S. as of 2014. Alaska had just ** nursing homes that year. This number is still an increase in the number of nursing homes Alaska has had in previous years. Among all U.S. states Alaska also had the highest cost for a private room in a nursing home in 2018.

Nursing homes overview

Nursing homes are healthcare facilities that offer a higher level of care than could be provided through home care or assisted living. Nursing homes in the U.S. offer a variety of health care services for residents. As of 2015, a majority of U.S. nursing homes offered skilled nursing as part of their health programs. The largest sector of nursing home employment is nursing assistants. Nursing assistants provide a majority of the direct patient care in nursing homes in the U.S.

U.S. nursing home facilities

The number of nursing homes in the U.S. has gradually declined in recent years. Despite declining numbers overall, the number of nursing homes owned by for-profit entities has increased. Given the decline in the number of nursing homes in the U.S. in recent years one may expect the number of nursing home beds to have declined. However, the number of nursing home beds in the U.S. has remained relatively stable.

From the Web site: The Nursing Home COVID-19 Public File includes data reported by nursing homes to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) system COVID-19 Long Term Care Facility Module, including Resident Impact, Facility Capacity, Staff & Personnel, and Supplies & Personal Protective Equipment, and Ventilator Capacity and Supplies Data Elements.

Site includes access to the dataset, API documentation, a Data Dictionary, archived data and additional resources.

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The 1985 National Nursing Home Survey was designed to gather a variety of data on all types of nursing homes providing nursing care in the United States. In this collection data are available on nursing and related care facilities, services provided by the facilities, residents of the nursing homes, and discharges. Nursing home care is examined from the perspectives of both the recipients and the providers of services. Information about patients, both current and discharged, includes basic demographic characteristics, marital status, place of residence prior to admission, health status, services received, and, for discharges, the outcomes of care. A family member of both current and discharged patients was contacted by telephone to obtain data on socioeconomic status and prior episodes of health care. Facility-level data include basic characteristics such as size, ownership, Medicare/Medicaid certification, occupancy rate, and days of care provided.

This graph shows the distribution of nursing home residents in the U.S. in 2014, by ethnicity. In the year 2014, around 78 percent of all nursing home residents were white, while 5.3 percent were Hispanic or Latino.

The 2004 National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS), conducted between August and December of 2004, was reintroduced into the field after a five-year break, during which time the survey was redesigned and expanded to collect many new data items. All nursing homes that participated in the NNHS had at least three beds and were either certified (by Medicare or Medicaid) or had a state license to operate as a nursing home. The redesigned survey was administered using a computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) system and included a supplemental survey of nursing assistants employed by nursing homes, the National Nursing Assistant Survey (NNAS), which was sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (APSE).

The National Nursing Home Survey provides information on nursing homes from two perspectives-that of the provider of services and that of the recipient of care. Data about the facilities include characteristics such as size, ownership, Medicare/Medicaid certification, services provided and specialty programs offered, and charges. For recipients, data were obtained on demographic characteristics, health status and medications taken, services received, and sources of payment.

Data for the survey were obtained through personal interviews with facility administrators and designated staff who used administrative records to answer questions about the facilities, staff, services and programs, and medical records to answer questions about the residents.

The total number of nursing home facilities that participated in NNHS is 1,174 and the total number of nursing assistants that participated in the National Nursing Assistant Survey is 3,017.

The Department of Health requires nursing homes to complete electronic filing of each facility's licensed nursing home beds and availability by bed category on a weekly basis. All nursing homes are requested to submit their Weekly Bed Census between Wednesday and Friday of each week, based on the census at 12:00 AM on Wednesday night.

The Nursing Home Weekly Bed Census data is the most recent data available.

This dataset supports the New York State Department of Health Nursing Home Profile public website. The dataset includes facility demographic information, inspection results, and complaint summary and state enforcement fine data. Visit the Nursing Home Profile website at: https://profiles.health.ny.gov/nursing_home/

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The graph shows the number of beds in nursing homes for the elderly in China from 2010 to 2024. In 2024, about **** million beds had been available for the elderly.

Archived as of 3/16/22: Due to changing LTC reporting requirements, this dataset will no longer be updated after 3/16/2022. For data on Indiana's long term case facilities, please visit: https://data.cms.gov/covid-19/covid-19-nursing-home-data Number of verified COVID-19 related cases and deaths from Long-Term Care Facilities for residents and staff members. Historical case data are aggregated at the facility-level and are reported from 3/1/2020 and updated weekly. Facilities that are in non-compliance with historical case data reporting needs are denoted by "Facility has not submitted data" in the "Facility Submission Status" column. Facilities listed as non-compliant will be updated as necessary with any new submissions of their historical cases to the Indiana State Department of Health. Cases and deaths in this file include records reported by Long-Term Care Facilities and have been verified by ISDH through a positive COVID-19 diagnostic lab result. This data file was constructed to aggregate verified cases and deaths for LTC staff and residents at the facility level. Because residents and staff may be moved between facilities, calculating total verified counts from this data file is not advised. Users should refer to the ISDH LTC dashboard for total counts.

The National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS) is a survey of nursing homes and related care facilities in the United States. During 2004, information regarding facility and financial characteristics was gathered from 1,174 facilities, along with current resident information for 13,507 residents, with additional information from 3,017 Nursing Assistants. The 2004 NNHS, conducted between August and December of 2004, was reintroduced into the field after a five-year break, during which time the survey was redesigned and expanded to collect many new data items using the National Nursing Assistant Survey (NNAS), which was sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (APSE) and is the first national study of nursing assistants working in nursing facilities in the United States. Facilities (DS 1) information was gathered through personal interviews with facility administrators and provided information on topics such as certification, availability of beds, and kinds of services provided, including dental, hospice, and nutrition. Current Residents (DS 2) information includes questions regarding age, race, marital status, level of care, and use of aids such as walkers, hearing aids, and crutches. Nursing Assistants (Part 3) information looked at the important role of nursing assistants in providing long-term care services for the growing population of the elderly and chronically ill. The NNAS gathered information regarding recruitment, education, training and licensure, job history, and family life, along with client relations, job satisfaction, and workplace environment.

In 2020, nursing home residents in the United States were mostly *****, ************, ****** and over the age of ** years. The gender distribution was roughly six women to four men. Despite a ***** of residents being over 85 years, some ** percent were under the age of 65 years.

The data was created by geocoding a list of facility location addresses derived from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (ACHA) list and FPL premise list against a composite address locator. Some addresses were matched on address points, parcel centroids while others were placed according to the street centerline address range. Attributes include classification of critical and noncritical infrastructures, premise number, name and location address. The points representing the location of infrastructure in this data is approximate.

· Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (ACHA), Florida Power and Light (FPL)

· Effective Date: 05/2018

· Last Update: 06/2021

· Update Cycle: Quarterly

On an annual basis (calendar year), individual LTC facilities report facility-level data on services capacity, utilization, patients, and capital/equipment expenditures.

The Nursing Homes Profiles quality data provides a consumer-friendly product that allows patients and their families to understand how the New York State Nursing Homes perform within five specific domains of care and overall. The domains (Preventive Care, Quality of Care, Quality of Life, Resident Safety and Resident Status) encompass twenty-four different quality measures. A Domain Rating assesses performance over all the measures within that domain, with 5 stars indicating the highest performance and 1 star the lowest performance. The Overall Rating is a normalized star rating based on the Nursing Homes' performance across the five domains. The normalization of the Overall Rating resets the distribution, with the highest performing Nursing Homes across all the domains having 5 stars and the lowest performing Nursing Homes across the five domains having 1 star. New York’s Nursing Home Domain Rating differs from CMS’ 5-star rating in data reporting period and in methodology.