Equipped and staffed to give skilled nursing care on a daily basis, Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) serve the needs of over 62 million Americans with Medicare Part A SNF coverage. More than 15,000 skilled nursing facilities, having over 1.58 million beds, participated in the Medicare program in the calendar year 2020. 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 | 9,495,673 | 1,597 | 155,005 | ||
| Great Lakes | 9,196,909 | 2,946 | 288,891 | ||
| Great Plains | 4,142,684 | 1,920 | 149,232 | ||
| Mid-East | 9,405,082 | 1,940 | 286,807 | ||
| New England | 3,068,210 | 856 | 93,050 | ||
| Rocky Mountain | 2,039,128 | 490 | 42,602 | ||
| Southeast | 17,048,200 | 3,560 | 390,232 | ||
| Southwest | 6,815,787 | 1,699 | 182,683 | ||
| U.S. Territories | 1,287,380 | 7 | 253 | ||
| National | 62,498,751 | 15,015 | 1,588,755 | ||
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.
