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13. Ibid.
14. Carder, P., Kohon, J., Limburg, A., Zimam, A., Rushkin, M. and Neal, M. (2016) Oregon Community-Based Care
Resident and Community Characteristics Report: Assisted Living, Residential Care, and Memory Care. Portland
State University. Spring 2016.
15. Mendez-Luck, C., Luck, J., Larson, A., and Alvarado, C. (2016) The State of Nursing Facilities in Oregon, 2015.
Corvallis, OR: OSU College.
16. Carder, P., Kohon, J., Limburg, A., Zimam, A., Rushkin, M. and Neal, M. (2016) Oregon Community-Based Care
Resident and Community Characteristics Report: Assisted Living, Residential Care, and Memory Care. Portland
State University. Spring 2016.
53% OF RESIDENTIAL CARE RESIDENTS AND
64% OF ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS HAVE A
LENGTH OF STAY LONGER THAN ONE YEAR.*
This has resulted in a steady decline in the length of stay in Oregon skilled
nursing facilities over the past decade, even though the total annual
admissions have increased year-over-year. In 2015, the median length of
stay in Oregon was 23 days.15
Lengths of stay in community-based care are longer. In assisted living,
over 64% of residents stay longer than 1 year.16 In residential care, 49%
stayed longer than a year while 58% of memory care residents stayed
longer than a year.
*Source: Carder, P., Kohon, J., Limburg, A., Zimam, A., Rushkin, M. and Neal, M. (2016) Oregon Community-Based Care Resident and
Community Characteristics Report: Assisted Living, Residential Care, and Memory Care. Portland State University. Spring 2016.