Occupancy rate of U.S. skilled nursing facilities from 2017-2023
In the United States, the occupancy of skilled nursing facilities stood at 80.2 percent in 2023, having slowly recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. The median occupancy rate for beds in skilled nursing facilities was rather stable, at roughly 86 percent before the pandemic. The occupancy rate fell down to 72.9 percent by 2021 (although occupancy rates were even lower in certain months during the pandemic).