Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) serve the needs of over 62 million Americans having Medicare Part A SNF coverage.  Staffed and equipped to provide skilled nursing care on a daily basis, SNFs serve individuals whose medical condition requires daily inpatient nursing care, but not the intensive inpatient care normally provided by short-stay hospitals.  Examples of SNF care include physical therapy or intravenous injections that can only be given by a registered nurse or doctor. More than 15,000 skilled nursing facilities, with more than 1,588,000 beds, were participating in the Medicare program as of the calendar year 2020.

In the calendar year 2020, the Great Plains states were home to 1,920 SNFs, with over 149,000 beds, that were participating in the Medicare program.  The region thus was home to about 6.6% of the nation's Medicare Part A enrollees and 9.4% of the program's SNF beds, indicating that enrollees in the region were relatively well served by SNF bed capacity in comparison to some other regions of the country.  Here is a summary look at Medicare skilled nursing facility beds in the Great Plains states:

Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Beds in the Great Plains States

Area	# Part A Enrollees		# SNFs	# Beds
IA	637,145		414	28,139
KS	545,607		290	18,909
MN	1,045,280		357	26,649
MO	1,246,928		505	50,266
NE	353,434		183	13,664
ND	133,840		80	5,899
SD	180,149		91	5,706
Region	4,142,384		1,920	149,232
National*	62,498,751		15,015	1,588,755
% of National	6.6%		12.8%	9.4%

* 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, the Calendar Year 2020