Nursing home and home care services in 2015 - Ever-shorter nursing home stays
Neuchâtel, 17.11.2016 - (FSO) – In 2015 the decrease in the number of days spent in nursing homes and the near stagnation in the number of places available (94,662) resulted in a steady decline in the occupancy rate (93,7%). Over a three year period, the average nursing home stay decreased by over a month. In contrast, the number of hours spent on home care services continued to increase (+9,7%). These are some of the results from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
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Anthony Francis, FSO, Section Health, +41 58 463 61 94, Anthony.Francis@bfs.admin.ch
Flavia Lazzeri, FSO, Section Health, +41 58 463 61 28, Flavia.Lazzeri@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
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