This statistic shows the total number of nursing home residents in the U.S. in 2008 and 2009, and the percentage of whom that suffer with cognitive impairments, by level of severity. In both years, some 27 percent of all nursing home residents had very mild or mild cognitive impairment that year.
Percentage of U.S. nursing home residents with cognitive impairment in 2008 and 2009, by level of severity*
Characteristic
2008
2009
Total nursing home residents
3,261,183
3,279,669
Percentage of residents with no cognitive impairment
32
32
Percentage of residents with very mild/mild cognitive impairment
27
27
Percentage of residents with moderate/severe cognitive impairment
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Alzheimer's Association. (October 1, 2012). Percentage of U.S. nursing home residents with cognitive impairment in 2008 and 2009, by level of severity* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/216720/percentage-of-us-nursing-home-residents-with-cognitive-impairment/
Alzheimer's Association. "Percentage of U.S. nursing home residents with cognitive impairment in 2008 and 2009, by level of severity*." Chart. October 1, 2012. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216720/percentage-of-us-nursing-home-residents-with-cognitive-impairment/
Alzheimer's Association. (2012). Percentage of U.S. nursing home residents with cognitive impairment in 2008 and 2009, by level of severity*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216720/percentage-of-us-nursing-home-residents-with-cognitive-impairment/
Alzheimer's Association. "Percentage of U.S. Nursing Home Residents with Cognitive Impairment in 2008 and 2009, by Level of Severity*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216720/percentage-of-us-nursing-home-residents-with-cognitive-impairment/
Alzheimer's Association, Percentage of U.S. nursing home residents with cognitive impairment in 2008 and 2009, by level of severity* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216720/percentage-of-us-nursing-home-residents-with-cognitive-impairment/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. nursing home residents with cognitive impairment in 2008 and 2009, by level of severity* [Graph], Alzheimer's Association, October 1, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/216720/percentage-of-us-nursing-home-residents-with-cognitive-impairment/
