DataPoint: Nursing Home Occupancy

Despite some variation among homes, statewide nursing home occupancy has dipped only slightly over the past two years. Based on LeadingAge New York analysis of weekly bed availability reporting, statewide mean occupancy remains at 93 percent, with median occupancy at 94.2 percent.  Homes in New York City report the highest occupancy, with Hudson Valley, Central New York and Buffalo homes reporting the most available beds.  Only 26 homes in the state reported occupancy below 80 percent, the same number that reported 100 percent occupancy.  On a county level, average occupancy rates were higher than one year ago in 47 percent of the state's counties.  Complete nursing home bed availability data is compiled in the Occupancy Benchmarker posted on the LeadingAge NY Data Page.        

Contact:  Darius Kirstein, dkirstein@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8841