California’s Nursing Homes: A System in Trouble
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Background Nursing homes fill a vital role in our society — caring for an increasingly frail population, especially for the indigent. About 98,000 mostly elderly Californians are cared for in more than 1,100 freestanding skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) at any given time. And demand for skilled nursing services will increase as baby boomers approach retirement age. California’s age 65-and-over population is expected to grow by nearly 140 percent between 2000 and 2030. The state’s 85+ population, which increased 42 percent from 1990 to 2000, will more than double by 2030 to more than 1 million residents.
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