Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) provide services to over 62 million Americans having Medicare Part A SNF coverage.  Skilled nursing facilities are medical institutions with the equipment and staff to give skilled nursing care on a daily basis. SNFs, in most cases, can also provide skilled rehabilitative care and certain other related services.  Examples of SNF care include physical therapy or intravenous injections that can only be given by a physician or registered nurse. Over 15,000 skilled nursing facilities, having more than 1.5 million beds, were participating in the Medicare program as of the calendar year 2020.

In the calendar year 2020, the Rocky Mountain region was home to 490 skilled nursing facilities, having over 42,600 beds, that were participating in the Medicare program.  This made the region home to about 3.3% of the nation's Medicare Part A enrollees and 2.7% of the program's SNF bed capacity.  Here is a summary look at Medicare skilled nursing facility beds in the Rocky Mountain region:

Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Beds in the Rocky Mountain Region

Area	# Part A Enrollees		# SNFs	# Beds
CO	927,390		215	19,341
ID	349,019		82	6,203
MT	237,051		69	6,157
UT	412,009		91	8,063
WY	113,659		33	2,838
Region	2,039,128		490	42,602
National*	62,498,751		15,015	1,588,755
% of National	3.3%		3.3%	2.7%

* National totals include U.S. territories

Data Source:  CMS Program Statistics, Table: MDCR PROVIDERS 4. Medicare Providers:  Number of Medicare Certified Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities, and Number of Beds, by State, Territories, Possessions, and Other, Calendar Year 2020