SNF Occupancy Rates Down From 91% In November 2016 To 82% In June 2017

Skilled nursing facility (SNF) occupancy decreased by 9.3 percentage points from 91% in November 2016, to 81.7% at the end of June 2017. The decrease was attributed to a change in the Medicare and Medicaid payer mix between March 2017 and June 2017. The Medicare share of the resident day mix dropped from 13.9% in March 2017 to 12.7% in June 2017. The Medicaid share of the resident day mix rose from approximately 64% in March 2017 to 65.9% in June 2017. The managed Medicare share of the resident day mix rose from 5.8 . . .