Assisted Living facilities are not required to report occupancy rates to the Department. As such, as of the date of this report, data regarding statewide occupancy levels in Assisted Living facilities were not available. However, in 2000 and 2007, the Department conducted a survey of Assisted Living facilities, regarding their occupancy levels, and the results of an average statewide occupancy rate of 85.3 percent. both years’ surveys indicated Table 3.2 shows Assisted Living total occupied beds based on the facilities’ estimated assumption that Assisted Living facilities realized an 85.3 percent occupancy rate. It also shows total beds occupied by Medicaid residents and the estimated average Medicaid utilization rate, that share of estimated total occupied beds for 2008 through is, Medicaid’s 2017. Table 3.2: Assisted Living Medicaid Utilization in Washington 2008 2017 – Estimated Number Number of Beds State Total Licensed of Occupied Beds at Occupied by Estimated Fiscal Assisted Living Assumed 85.3% Medicaid Average Medicaid Year Beds Occupancy Rate Residents Utilization Rate 2008 26,920 22,968 6,321 28% 2009 27,499 23,462 6,468 28% 2010 28,241 24,095 6,675 28% 2011 28,721 24,505 6,692 27% 2012 28,829 24,597 6,891 28% 2013 29,149 24,870 6,843 28% 2014 29,555 25,216 6,726 27% 2015 30,441 25,966 6,660 26% 2016 31,290 26,690 6,826 26% 2017 31,862 27,178 6,652 24% Source: Data provided by the Department and is as of July for state fiscal years 2008 through 2017. This table shows that the total number of licensed Assisted Living beds in the state increased by 4,942, an 18.4 percent increase, from 2008 to 2017. It also shows that the utilization of beds by Medicaid residents has fluctuated slightly over this same period, but 2017 Medicaid occupied beds were 331 greater than in 2008, or 5.2 percent greater. Table 3.3 shows the estimated average number of unfilled beds each day in Washington Assisted Living facilities in 2008 through 2017, based on the assumed 85.3 percent average statewide occupancy rate from the Department surveys.
Assisted Living facilities are not required to report occupancy rates to the Department. As such, as of the date of this report, data regarding statewide occupancy levels in Assisted Living facilities were not available. However, in 2000 and 2007, the Department conducted a survey of Assisted Living facilities, regarding their occupancy levels, and the results of both years’ surveys indicated an average statewide occupancy rate of 85.3 percent. Table 3.2 shows Assisted Living facilities’ estimated total occupied beds based on the assumption that Assisted Living facilities realized an 85.3 percent occupancy rate. It also shows total beds occupied by Medicaid residents and the estimated average Medicaid utilization rate, that is, Medicaid’s share of estimated total occupied beds for 2008 through 2017. Table 3.2: Assisted Living Medicaid Utilization in Washington 2008 – 2017 State Fiscal Year Total Licensed Assisted Living Beds Estimated Number of Occupied Beds at Assumed 85.3% Occupancy Rate Number of Beds Occupied by Medicaid Residents Estimated Average Medicaid Utilization Rate 2008 26,920 22,968 6,321 28% 2009 27,499 23,462 6,468 28% 2010 28,241 24,095 6,675 28% 2011 28,721 24,505 6,692 27% 2012 28,829 24,597 6,891 28% 2013 29,149 24,870 6,843 28% 2014 29,555 25,216 6,726 27% 2015 30,441 25,966 6,660 26% 2016 31,290 26,690 6,826 26% 2017 31,862 27,178 6,652 24% Source: Data provided by the Department and is as of July for state fiscal years 2008 through 2017. This table shows that the total number of licensed Assisted Living beds in the state increased by 4,942, an 18.4 percent increase, from 2008 to 2017. It also shows that the utilization of beds by Medicaid residents has fluctuated slightly over this same period, but 2017 Medicaid occupied beds were 331 greater than in 2008, or 5.2 percent greater. Table 3.3 shows the estimated average number of unfilled beds each day in Washington Assisted Living facilities in 2008 through 2017, based on the assumed 85.3 percent average statewide occupancy rate from the Department surveys.
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