Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Beds by Region

Equipped and staffed to give skilled nursing care on a daily basis, Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) serve the needs of over 61 million Americans with Medicare Part A SNF coverage.  More than 15,000 skilled nursing facilities, having over 1.5 million beds, participated in the Medicare program in calendar year 2019.  Here is a more detailed look at Medicare skilled nursing facility beds by region (to see state level data, follow the "region" links in the table below):

Region	# Part A Enrollees		# SNFs	# Beds
Far West	9,271,394		1,603	155,151
Great Lakes	9,033,798		2,975	290,756
Great Plains	4,057,565		1,940	150,865
Mid-East	9,264,126		1,951	287,563
New England	3,009,294		870	94,397
Rocky Mountain	1,971,770		495	43,036
Southeast	16,668,792		3,562	389,213
Southwest	6,619,024		1,700	180,807
U.S. Territories	1,270,929		7	253
National	61,166,694		15,103	1,592,041

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 2019