KEY FINDINGS: Assisted living and similar residential care communities provide services to individuals who cannot live independently but generally do not require the skilled level of care provided by nursing homes. In 2014, there were 30,200 residential care communities nationwide (1). This report presents the most current national estimates of residential care community operating characteristics and compares these characteristics by community bed size. State-level estimates for the characteristics presented in this report are available from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsltcp/nsltcp_products.htm. All material appearing in this report is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated.
KEY FINDINGS: Assisted living and similar residential care communities provide services to individuals who cannot live independently but generally do not require the skilled level of care provided by nursing homes. In 2014, there were 30,200 residential care communities nationwide (1). This report presents the most current national estimates of residential care community operating characteristics and compares these characteristics by community bed size. State-level estimates for the characteristics presented in this report are available from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsltcp/nsltcp_products.htm. All material appearing in this report is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated.
Authors: Helena Temkin-Greener; Yunjiao Mao; Susan Ladwig; Xueya Cai; Sheryl Zimmerman; Yue Li Journal: J Am Med Dir Assoc Date: 2020-11-13 Impact factor: 4.669