The survey revealed an estimated 11,459 assisted living facilities (ALFs) nationwide, with approximately 611,300 beds and 521,500 residents, as of the beginning of 1998. The average number of beds per ALF was 53; 67 percent of the ALFs had 11-50 beds; 21 percent had 51-100 beds; and 12 percent had more than 100 beds. Facility occupancy averaged 84 percent. About one-third of the ALFs (32%) had been in business no more than five years. A bedroom was the dominant type of resident unit (57%) in ALFs. Only 27 percent of the facilities had all-private accommodations. The survey also revealed four different basic types of ALFs, with those offering low or minimal services and low or minimal privacy being the most common type (59%). Excluding these facilities, nearly all ALFs provided or arranged 24-hour staff, three meals a day, and housekeeping. More than 90 percent of the ALF administrators also reported that the facility provided medication reminders and assistance with bathing and dressing; 88 percent of the ALFs provided or arranged central storage of drugs or assistance with administration of medications. Almost three-quarters of the ALFS (71%) had a licensed nurse, either a registered nurse (RN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN), working on staff full- or part-time. Slightly more than half the ALFs (55%) reported having an RN on staff either full or part- time. Multivariate analysis provide information on those facility characateristics associated with different levels of privacy and service. Implications for consumers and policy will also be discussed.
Learning Objectives: 1. To learn about factor influencing utilization of assited living facilites
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