Facts About Long Term Care In Florida

Florida nursing homes are serving increasingly diverse patient base and providing a greater variety of acute care, rehabilitative and convalescent services that cannot be delivered elsewhere.

Key Facts

• There are 684 nursing homes in Florida, representing 82,276 beds
• The Estimated number of residents is 72,000 (roughly 85% occupancy at any given time)
• There are 2,690 licensed ALFs in Florida, representing 77,885 beds.
• The average daily cost for a private room in a nursing home is $219, or $79,935 annually.
• The average daily cost for a semi-private room in a nursing home is $191, or $72, 270 annually.
• The average monthly rates for assisted living amounts to $3,131 or $37,572 annually.
• Nearly 40 percent of long term care spending is paid for by private funds.
• Medicare, which covers rehabilitation services after an individual is discharged from a hospital, pays for 19 percent of all long term care spending.
• Medicaid, which covers health care costs for low-income individuals, pays for 49 percent of all long-term care spending.
• Accounting for about 40 percent of total expenditures on nursing facilities, Medicaid's payments cover the care of more than half of all nursing home residents.
• Medicare patients have short rehabilitative stays – 33 days average
• Medicaid and private pay patients have long lengths of stay – 386 days average

Economic Role of Long Term Care Facilities in Florida

• Support an estimated $20.1 billion of Florida’s economy
• Contribute to nearly 272,800 jobs and support $9.6 billion in labor income through employment of both direct caregivers and support staff (i.e, food service, maintenance, social workers)
• Generate $3 billion in state and federal tax revenue
• Long term care facilities contribute to other businesses through a ripple effect, with each nursing home job resulting in two additional jobs or nearly $5 of added economic activity within a local community.

Future Needs for Long Term Care

• By 2026, the population of Americans ages 65 and older will double to 71.5 million.
• Between 2007 and 2015, the number of Americans ages 85 and older is expected to increase by 40 percent.
• Among people turning 65 today, 69 percent will need some form of long-term care, whether in the community or in a residential care facility.
• By 2020, 12 million older Americans will need long term health care. (HIAA, "A Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance", 2002)

Reports & Publications

• Estimated NH Reductions 03182010 House and Senate Summary Totals by County
• Estimated NH Reductions 03182010 House Cuts Summary Totals by House District
• Estimated NH Reductions 03182010 Senate Cuts Summary Totals by Senate District
• A Comprehensive Report on the Quality of Care in America's Nursing and Rehabilitation Facilities
• My InnerView 2008 National Survey of Consumer and Workforce Satisfaction in Nursing Homes
• Long Term Care Facilities’ Impact on Economic Activity in the United States
• The 2009 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Adult Day Services, and Home Care Costs
• October 2009 Report on Shortfalls in Medicaid Funding for Nursing Home Care
• U.S. Long Term Care Workforce at a Glance