Variations and trends in state nursing facility capacity: 1978-93
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R DuNah1, C Harrington, B Bedney
1Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA.
Abstract:
The demand for nursing facility (NF) beds has been growing with the aging of the population and many other factors. As the need for nursing home care grows, the Nation's capacity to provide such care is the subject of increasing concern. This article examines licensed NFs and beds, presenting data on trends from 1978-93. Measures of the adequacy of NF beds in States are examined over time, including the ratio of beds per aged population, occupancy rates, and State official's opinions of the adequacy of supply. State and regional variations are shown over time, and we speculate on the factors which may be associated with the variation.
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