Health Counts in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Annual Survey of Nursing Homes
This publication presents summary information from the 1996
Wisconsin Annual Survey of Nursing Homes. Wisconsin had 459 licensed
nursing homes and 50,372 nursing home beds in 1996. On December 31, 1996, there were
45,200 residents in Wisconsin nursing homes.
| ALL NURSING HOMES |
Nursing Home Characteristics, 1996 |
|
| License Type |
Number
of Homes |
Number
of Beds |
Occupancy
Rates |
| Skilled nursing (SNF) |
412 |
47,605 |
90.4% |
| Intermediate care (ICF) |
5 |
162 |
85.8% |
| Developmentally disabled (FDD) |
38 |
2,260 |
93.9% |
| Mental disease (IMD) |
4 |
345 |
89.0% |
| All nursing homes |
459 |
50,372 |
91.0% |
Nursing Home Employees, 1996 |
|
| Type of Employee |
Number |
Percent Part-Time |
FTE Per 100 Residents |
| Nursing Staff |
| RNs |
6,552 |
54 |
11 |
| LPNs |
4,720 |
58 |
8 |
| Nurse Aides |
23,625 |
54 |
40 |
| All Employees |
60,549 |
56 |
99 |
Average Per Diem Rates, 1996 |
|
| Level of Care |
Medical Assistance |
Private Pay |
| Intense skilled |
$106 |
$136 |
| Skilled |
90 |
120 |
| Intermediate |
76 |
104 |
| Developmentally disabled |
120 |
115 |
| All levels |
$90 |
$118 |
Estimated Annual Cost of Care* |
|
1995 |
1990 |
1985 |
| Cost of Nursing Home Care |
| (in billions) |
$1.8 |
$1.2 |
$0.9 |
|
| *Based on average per diem rate on December 31
by level of care, reimbursement source, and inpatient days. Excludes charges for drugs and
physician, dental, and therapy services. |
SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES |
Admissions
During Year |
|
1996 |
1990 |
1985 |
| Percent by Pay Source |
| Medicaid |
15% |
24% |
30% |
| Medicare |
65% |
39% |
19% |
| Private Pay |
17% |
35% |
48% |
| Other |
3% |
2% |
3% |
| Number of admissions |
43,252 |
26,451 |
26,728 |
|
| Percent by Level of Care |
| Intense skilled |
9% |
2% |
1% |
| Skilled |
88% |
87% |
80% |
| Intermediate |
3% |
10% |
15% |
| Percent by Place from Which
Admitted |
| Private residence |
12% |
17% |
21% |
| General hospital |
76% |
70% |
66% |
| Other nursing home |
6% |
7% |
8% |
| Other |
6% |
5% |
7% |
| Percent by Age |
| Age 65 and over |
91% |
| Age 85 and over |
35% |
| Age 95 and over |
4% |
Discharges During The Year |
|
1996 |
1990 |
1985 |
| Percent by Place to Which
Discharged |
| Private residence |
38% |
26% |
26% |
| General hospital |
12% |
17% |
18% |
| Nursing home |
7% |
7% |
8% |
| Other |
7% |
5% |
5% |
| Deaths |
37% |
45% |
43% |
| Number
discharged or died |
43,247 |
29,054 |
27,176 |
Residents on December 31, 1996 |
|
1996 |
1990 |
1985 |
| Number of
residents |
42,625 |
43,609 |
45,280 |
| Percent female |
71% |
70% |
68% |
| Percent by age |
| Age 65 and older |
94% |
92% |
86% |
| Age 85 and older |
50% |
47% |
41% |
| Age 95 and older |
9% |
8% |
6% |
| Percent by Pay Source |
| Medicaid |
67% |
63% |
70% |
| Medicare |
8% |
4% |
1% |
| Private Pay |
24% |
32% |
28% |
| Other |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Percent by Level
of Care |
| Intense skilled |
4% |
2% |
1% |
| Skilled |
80% |
67% |
63% |
| Intermediate |
15% |
25% |
28% |
| Percent with
Selected Diagnoses* |
| Dementia |
41% |
|
|
| Congestive heart failure |
23% |
|
|
| Stroke |
19% |
|
|
| Cancer |
9% |
|
|
| Percent with: |
|
|
|
| Court-appointed guardian |
21% |
|
|
| Protective placement |
18% |
|
|
| Percent with: |
|
|
|
| Activated power of attorney for
health care |
23% |
|
|
| Advance directives for health
care |
74% |
|
|
|
| *Each resident may
have multiple diagnoses. |
New: 3/98 |
Last Revised: October 24, 2008 |
