Profile of Assisted Living in Nebraska

Profile of Assisted Living in Nebraska

Assisted living facilities are an integral part of the long term care continuum. Long term care is a wide range of medical and non-medical services for the elderly as well as young adults, children, and even infants who have chronic health conditions and/or need ongoing assistance with daily activities and health maintenance. Long term care services are provided in assisted living facilities and nursing facilities, as well as a variety of other settings, such as respite care, adult day care, home and community-based settings, and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded.

The majority of assisted living facility services are funded privately. Some assisted living services are provided to residents who meet Medicaid, low-income eligibility requirements.

The assisted living profession in Nebraska looks like this:

Approximately 9055 Nebraskans live in the state's 255 assisted living facilities.
5 percent of facilities are hospital-based.
44 percent are nursing facility-based.
55 percent are Medicaid certified
Average number of beds in a facility: 36.
The average assisted living resident is an 80-year-old woman who is mobile but needs assistance with two activities of daily living.

Residents come to assisted living from various settings:

46 percent moved from their homes
10 percent came from a nursing facility
20 percent came from another assisted living residence
14 percent came from hospitals
3 percent came from other settings
7 percent came from an independent living facility

The majority of residents leave assisted living because they need a higher level of medical care:

33 percent went to a nursing facility
28 percent died
12 percent returned to their homes
11 percent went to a hospital
14 percent went to another assisted living residence
2 percent went to other settings
Residents' average stay is nearly three years.

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