Certified Nursing Facility Occupancy Rate, 2007
| Nursing Home Occupancy Rates | |
|---|---|
| United States | 84.8% |
| Alabama | 87.5% |
| Alaska | 85.4% |
| Arizona | 77.5% |
| Arkansas | 72.9% |
| California | 84.7% |
| Colorado | 83.6% |
| Connecticut | 92.0% |
| Delaware | 84.9% |
| District of Columbia | 94.9% |
| Florida | 88.2% |
| Georgia | 88.6% |
| Hawaii | 95.1% |
| Idaho | 75.8% |
| Illinois | 79.3% |
| Indiana | 81.3% |
| Iowa | 81.0% |
| Kansas | 84.5% |
| Kentucky | 90.6% |
| Louisiana | 74.0% |
| Maine | 91.4% |
| Maryland | 86.7% |
| Massachusetts | 90.1% |
| Michigan | 86.6% |
| Minnesota | 92.4% |
| Mississippi | 89.5% |
| Missouri | 74.1% |
| Montana | 71.7% |
| Nebraska | 81.9% |
| Nevada | 83.9% |
| New Hampshire | 89.8% |
| New Jersey | 89.5% |
| New Mexico | 88.3% |
| New York | 92.2% |
| North Carolina | 87.7% |
| North Dakota | 92.1% |
| Ohio | 87.7% |
| Oklahoma | 65.8% |
| Oregon | 65.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 91.0% |
| Rhode Island | 92.2% |
| South Carolina | 93.0% |
| South Dakota | 99.5% |
| Tennessee | 87.5% |
| Texas | 73.5% |
| Utah | 70.4% |
| Vermont | 92.5% |
| Virginia | 90.6% |
| Washington | 86.6% |
| West Virginia | 90.1% |
| Wisconsin | 87.6% |
| Wyoming | 79.3% |
| Notes: | Data are for calendar year 2007. |
| Sources: | C. Harrington, H. Carrillo, C. Crawford and B. Blank. Table 4, "Nursing, Facilities, Staffing, Residents, and Facility Deficiencies, 2001 Through 2007," Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, accessed September 2008. Available at http://www.pascenter.org. Based on the Online Survey, Certification, and Reporting system (OSCAR), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. |
| Definitions: | Occupancy Rate: is calculated by dividing the number of nursing residents in a certified facility by the total number of certified beds (excluding all uncertified residents and beds). |
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