Health Counts in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Annual Survey of Nursing Homes
This publication presents summary information from the 1997
Wisconsin Annual Survey of Nursing Homes. Wisconsin had 466 licensed nursing homes and
50,228 nursing home beds in 1997. On December 31, 1997, there were 44,082 residents in
Wisconsin nursing homes.
| ALL NURSING HOMES |
Nursing Home Characteristics, 1997 |
|
| License Type |
Number
of Homes |
Number
of Beds |
Occupancy
Rates |
| Skilled nursing (SNF) |
421 |
47,526 |
88.6% |
| Intermediate care (ICF) |
4 |
134 |
88.1% |
| Developmentally disabled (FDD) |
38 |
2,212 |
93.3% |
| Mental disease (IMD) |
3 |
356 |
83.7% |
| All nursing homes |
466 |
50,228 |
88.8% |
Nursing Home Employees, 1997 |
|
| Type of Employee |
Number |
Percent Part-Time |
FTE Per 100 Residents |
| Nursing Staff |
| RNs |
6,651 |
54 |
11 |
| LPNs |
4,520 |
59 |
8 |
| Nurse Aides |
23,066 |
54 |
40 |
| All Employees |
59,653 |
56 |
99 |
Average Per Diem Rates, 1997 |
|
| Level of Care |
Medical Assistance |
Private Pay |
| Intense skilled |
$109 |
$148 |
| Skilled |
92 |
124 |
| Intermediate |
78 |
114 |
| Developmentally disabled |
125 |
93 |
| All levels |
$93 |
$123 |
Estimated Annual Cost of Care* |
|
1997 |
1995 |
1990 |
| Cost of Nursing Home Care |
| (in billions) |
$1.8 |
$1.7 |
$1.2 |
|
| *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 |
|
1997 |
1995 |
1990 |
| Percent by Pay
Source |
| Medicaid |
14% |
16% |
24% |
| Medicare |
68% |
62% |
39% |
| Private Pay |
14% |
21% |
35% |
| Other |
4% |
1% |
2% |
| Number of
admissions |
43,946 |
38,975 |
26,451 |
|
| Percent by Level
of Care |
| Intense skilled |
10% |
2% |
2% |
| Skilled |
88% |
94% |
87% |
| Intermediate |
2% |
4% |
10% |
| Percent by Place
from Which Admitted |
| Private residence |
12% |
15% |
17% |
| General hospital |
78% |
69% |
70% |
| Other nursing home |
5% |
6% |
7% |
| Other |
5% |
10% |
5% |
| Percent by Age |
| Age 65 and over |
91% |
| Age 85 and over |
34% |
| Age 95 and over |
4% |
Discharges During The Year |
|
1997 |
1995 |
1990 |
| Percent by Place to Which
Discharged |
| Private residence |
41% |
36% |
26% |
| General hospital |
15% |
13% |
17% |
| Nursing home |
6% |
6% |
7% |
| Other |
6% |
2% |
5% |
| Deaths |
32% |
38% |
45% |
| Number
discharged or died |
49,865 |
39,480 |
29,054 |
Residents on December 31, 1997 |
|
1997 |
1990 |
1985 |
| Number of
residents |
41,634 |
43,264 |
45,609 |
| Percent female |
71% |
71% |
70% |
| Percent by age |
| Age 65 and older |
93% |
94% |
92% |
| Age 85 and older |
50% |
47% |
47% |
| Age 95 and older |
9% |
7% |
8% |
| Percent by Pay Source |
|
|
|
| Medicaid |
68% |
64% |
63% |
| Medicare |
8% |
10% |
4% |
| Private Pay |
23% |
25% |
32% |
| Other |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Percent by Level of Care |
| Intense skilled |
4% |
2% |
2% |
| Skilled |
81% |
80% |
67% |
| Intermediate |
14% |
16% |
25% |
| Percent with Selected
Diagnoses* |
| Alzheimer's Disease |
10% |
|
|
| Other Organic/Psychotic |
14% |
|
|
| Cardiovascular |
16% |
|
|
| Cerebrovascular |
11% |
|
|
| * Each resident may have multiple
diagnoses. |
| Percent with |
|
|
|
| Court-appointed guardian |
21% |
|
|
| Protective placement |
18% |
|
|
| Percent with |
|
|
|
| Activated power of attorney for
health care |
27% |
|
|
| Advance directives for health
care |
77% |
|
|
Last Revised: October 24, 2008 |
