What short-term trends are affecting nursing homes?
Jan 01, 2008
According to a Wall Street analysis conducted for CMS, here are several: • Wall Street is more pessimistic than in the past about sector prospects. • Higher Medicare payments are subsidizing lower...
How do nursing homes obtain revenues?
Jan 01, 2008
According to CMS, Medicaid paid 48 percent of nursing home expenditures in 2001.
How much is spent on nursing home care each year?
Jan 01, 2008
According to CMS, spending on freestanding nursing home care was $98.9 billion in 2001, up 5.5 percent from 2000.
How many nursing homes exist?
Jan 01, 2008
About 16,500 nursing homes certified exist to provide Medicare and/or Medicaid care in the United States, with approximately 1.8 million total beds.
How much is spent on home health care?
Jan 01, 2008
According to CMS, $45 billion was spent on home care in 2001.