 acts and Figures for Long Term
Care. Provided below are some interesting facts and figures about long term
care. Long term care is a rapidly growing industry that provides care for millions
of people each year. To understand more about the long term care industry, quickly
browse the following information.
Nursing
Facilities | Assisted Living/Residential Care Facilities
| Intermediate Care Facilities/Mental Retardation
Nursing Facilities
- There are 16,371 Nursing facilities in the United States.
(AHCA)
- The average facility is 107 beds. (AHCA)
- The average nursing facility has an 83% occupancy rate.
(AHCA)
- Medicaid pays for 68% of nursing facility cost, while 23%
is paid by private pay and 8% is paid by Medicare. (Health Care Financing Administration,
HCFA)
- Average nursing facility care costs approximately
$50,000
per year. (AHCA)
- In 1994, 7.3 million Americans needed long term care
services. By 2000, the number will rise to 9 million and sky rocket to as many as 24
million by 2060. (AHCA)
- There are 82 licensed nursing facilities in New Mexico.
The average number of residents per facility is 72. (NMHCA)
- New Mexico has a total of 5,917 residents needing
assistance with approximately 3.54 activities of daily living. (NMHCA)
- Eighty-nine percent of nursing facility residents in New
Mexico are 65 or older . (NMHCA)
Assisted
Living/Residential Care Facilities
- Fifty-four percent of assisted living facilities allow
residents to have overnight guests, and 49% allow residents to keep small pets.
(AHCA/NCAL)
- Ninty-three percent of assisted living residents need or
accept help with house work, while 86% need or accept help with their daily medication.
(NCAL)
- There are approximately 35,000 assisted living
residences in the United States, housing approximately 800,000
people. These numbers are expected to double by the year
2030. numbers represent only the states reporting data.
(NCAL)
- NCAL surveys also show that 26% of all residents need no
help taking care of their activities of daily living (ADLs), while others did in varying
degrees. On average, assisted living residents needed help with 1.7 ADLs. (NCAL)
- About 67 percent of assisted living residents paid for
services with private funds with another 8% rely on family funding. The Supplementary Security
Income (SSI) accounts for 14% of payments with Medicaid payments at
around 9%.. (AHCA/NCAL)
- A recent NCAL survey found that 58% of residents moved
from their home to an assisted living facility, where they stayed for about 3.3 years. Due
to the need for a higher level of medical care, 43% of assisted living residents moved to
nursing facilities. (NCAL)
- Another NCAL survey shows that costs for assisted living
residences vary greatly and depend on the size of units, services provided and location.
The survey found that 66% of all assisted living facilities charge between
$1,000 and $2,500 in average monthly rent and fees with 31% in the
$1,500 to $2,000 range. One third charge over $2,000 and
only 15% charge more than $2,500 each month. The median monthly fee
is $1,800.
- Assisted living facilities are referred to as
"residential care" facilities in New Mexico. (NMHCA)
- There are approximately 171 licensed assisted living
facilities in New Mexico. (NMHCA)
- Licensed New Mexico assisted living facilities range in
size from 2 residents to over 200 residents. (NMHCA)
ICF/MR
- There are four main categories of mental retardation:
mild, moderate, severe and profound. These categories are based on IQ scores and some
assessment of adaptive skills. IQ scores are ranked in the following manner: Mild, IQ of
50 to 70; Moderate, IQ of 35-49; Severe, IQ of 20-34; and Profound, IQ below 20. (AHCA)
- In 1996 there were 137,013 individuals with mental
retardation and/or developmental disabilities receiving support and training in ICF/MR
facilities. (AHCA)
- A large ICF/MR facility is defined as one that houses more
than 15 beds. Facilities with less than 15 beds are considered small. (AHCA)
- ICF/MR facilities are required to meet direct-care
staffing requirements based on the residents' age and level of disability. Direct care
staffing is defined as present, on-duty staff calculated over all shifts in a 24-hour
period for each defined residential living unit. (AHCA)
- According to the U.S. General Accounting Office,
individuals with developmental disabilities receive more than $13 billion annually in
public funding for long term care -- second only to the elderly. (AHCA)
- Medicaid is the primary payor of ICF/MR services. In 1995,
Medicaid expenditures for ICF/MR was approximately $10 billion and accounted for roughly
9% of total Medicaid expenditures. The average cost per client was $68,612. (AHCA)
- There are 37 licensed ICF/MR facilities in New Mexico
serving over 270 residents. (NMHCA)
- In New Mexico, the average number of ICF/MR residents in
one facility is 7.65.
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