average duration of time in nursing care
79: Average age upon admittance to a nursing home. 40% : The percentage of individuals who reach age 65 who will enter a nursing home during their lifetimes. 892 days (2.44 years) : Average length of stay for current nursing-home residents, 1999.272 days (8.94 months) : Average length of stay for discharged nursing-home residents, 1999.113,640: The maximum amount of assets a healthy spouse can retain for the other spouse to be eligible for long-term care benefits provided by Medicaid. 49 %: Percentage of nursing home costs covered by Medicaid, 2002. 25 %: Percentage of nursing home costs paid out of pocket, 2002.