OHCA 2018 Report

2018 Oregon Long Term Care State Report www.ohca.com 13 County Level Impact (Top 8) The total annual footprint of Oregon’s long term care service sector is just over $8 billion. 22 This figure includes direct and indirect impacts, and what economists call the ‘induced’ impact of the sector. Further, the sector generates over $1.1 billion in combined federal and state tax revenue. Perhaps the most striking feature of this data is the number of jobs in the sector. 23 Nearly 96,000 Oregonians are employed by long term care service providers. These jobs include a diverse array of occupations like nurses, personal care aides, social workers, cooks, groundskeepers, and more. The long term care service sector impacts all areas of Oregon. In Josephine County, for example, the sector provides 2,072 jobs and generates over $175 million in annual economic impact. Economic Impact of Long Term Care Sector in Oregon, Annually DIRECT IMPACT $3.68 billion TOTAL IMPACT $8.07 billion FEDERAL TAX REVENUE GENERATED $777.4 million STATE TAX REVENUE GENERATED $390.8 million COMBINED TAX REVENUE GENERATED $1.168 billion TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 95,843 Note: This excludes in-home care as there is no detailed county level data available. Data not available for all Oregon counties. COUNTY JOBS POPULATION 65+ 24 ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT 25 Multnomah 19,596 102,249 $1,649,748,259 Washington 8,280 76,356 $691,671,080 Lane 7,790 71,419 $656,108,986 Clackamas 7,536 73,936 $641,154,989 Marion 6,401 52,348 $542,817,909 Jackson 4,988 47,347 $416,238,390 Josephine 2,072 22,783 $175,092,328 Benton 1,526 15,300 $127,431,806 Source: NCAL/AHCA Research Division (2018). Nursing and Residential Care, Personal Care Aides, & Home Health Care Impact for Oregon. Washington, DC: American Health Care Association.