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Welcome to the Texas Nursing Home Information Website

Nursing Home Abuse, Assisted Living Facility Abuse and Residential Care Home Abuse have become a prevalent problem in our society. With the aging of the Baby Boomers, there has been an increased demand for these types of nursing home facilities. Industry projections are that the number of people requiring long-term care will double in the next two decades to nearly 14 million.

There are over 1.5 million seniors living in over 17,000 nursing homes across the country. In Texas there are over 1,200 nursing home or assisted living facilities with over 12,000 complaints filed with the Texas Department of Human Services each year.

We have compiled the following information for family members of loved ones in Texas Nursing Homes to utilize if you would like to learn more about Texas Nursing Homes.

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Industry Facts - Can you beleive them?

NATIONAL NURSING HOME FACTS:

• There are over 1.5 million seniors living in Nursing Homes across the country.
• There are over 17,000 nursing homes across the country.
• In Texas there are over 1,200 nursing homes.
• There are over 12,000 complaints filed with the Texas Department of Human Services each year.
• Industry projections are that the number of people requiring long-term care will double in the next two decades to nearly 14 million.

  TEXAS NURSING HOME FACTS:

• There are more than 92,000 Texans in Nursing Homes and thousands more in licensed and unlicensed assisted living facilities.
• 86% of Texas nursing homes recently inspected violated federal health and safety standards.
• 39% of Texas nursing homes had violations that caused actual harm to residents or placed them at risk of death or serious injury.
• 443 Texas nursing homes had actual harm violations or worse.
• 37,143 persons resided in Texas nursing homes with actual harm violations.
• 94% of Texas nursing homes did not meet the US Department of Health and Human Services recommended minimum staffing levels.
• Texas ranked 43rd nationally in daily hours of nursing care per resident.
• Texas Facts Provided by: http://www.tanhr.org/