{
 "site": "fhaskillednursing.loan",
 "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
 "attribution": "Data: Per Patient Day (fhaskillednursing.loan)",
 "generated_from": "2026-10-24",
 "datasets": [
  {
   "name": "snf-ppd-benchmarks",
   "title": "Skilled nursing per-patient-day benchmarks by state, type of control and size, from CMS cost reports",
   "file_csv": "snf-ppd-benchmarks-2024-01-02.csv",
   "file_json": "snf-ppd-benchmarks-2024-01-02.json",
   "rows": 59,
   "as_of": "2024-01-02",
   "fiscal_years_ending": [
    "2024-08-31",
    "2025-08-31"
   ],
   "prior_fiscal_years_ending": [
    "2023-08-31",
    "2024-09-30"
   ],
   "source": "CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Report (Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Report : 2024-01-02; prior: Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Report : 2023-12-05)",
   "source_url": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-compliance/cost-report/skilled-nursing-facility-cost-report",
   "bytes_csv": 14562,
   "bytes_json": 73143,
   "columns": [
    {
     "name": "group_type",
     "description": "us, us-prior-file, state, control (type of control) or size (bed band)."
    },
    {
     "name": "group",
     "description": "US, a two-letter state, a control type or a bed band."
    },
    {
     "name": "reports",
     "description": "Usable full-year cost reports in the group."
    },
    {
     "name": "occupancy_pct_p25",
     "description": "Occupancy, percent (patient days / bed days available): 25th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "occupancy_pct_median",
     "description": "Occupancy, percent (patient days / bed days available): median."
    },
    {
     "name": "occupancy_pct_p75",
     "description": "Occupancy, percent (patient days / bed days available): 75th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "net_revenue_ppd_p25",
     "description": "Net patient revenue per patient day, dollars: 25th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "net_revenue_ppd_median",
     "description": "Net patient revenue per patient day, dollars: median."
    },
    {
     "name": "net_revenue_ppd_p75",
     "description": "Net patient revenue per patient day, dollars: 75th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "operating_expense_ppd_p25",
     "description": "Total operating expense per patient day, dollars: 25th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "operating_expense_ppd_median",
     "description": "Total operating expense per patient day, dollars: median."
    },
    {
     "name": "operating_expense_ppd_p75",
     "description": "Total operating expense per patient day, dollars: 75th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "operating_margin_pct_p25",
     "description": "Operating margin as reported, percent (net patient revenue less total operating expense): 25th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "operating_margin_pct_median",
     "description": "Operating margin as reported, percent (net patient revenue less total operating expense): median."
    },
    {
     "name": "operating_margin_pct_p75",
     "description": "Operating margin as reported, percent (net patient revenue less total operating expense): 75th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "medicare_days_pct_p25",
     "description": "Medicare share of patient days, percent: 25th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "medicare_days_pct_median",
     "description": "Medicare share of patient days, percent: median."
    },
    {
     "name": "medicare_days_pct_p75",
     "description": "Medicare share of patient days, percent: 75th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "medicaid_days_pct_p25",
     "description": "Medicaid share of patient days, percent: 25th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "medicaid_days_pct_median",
     "description": "Medicaid share of patient days, percent: median."
    },
    {
     "name": "medicaid_days_pct_p75",
     "description": "Medicaid share of patient days, percent: 75th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "other_payer_days_pct_p25",
     "description": "Other payers' share of days (private pay, managed care, VA and others), percent: 25th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "other_payer_days_pct_median",
     "description": "Other payers' share of days (private pay, managed care, VA and others), percent: median."
    },
    {
     "name": "other_payer_days_pct_p75",
     "description": "Other payers' share of days (private pay, managed care, VA and others), percent: 75th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "medicare_pps_per_medicare_day_p25",
     "description": "Medicare PPS payment per Medicare day, dollars: 25th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "medicare_pps_per_medicare_day_median",
     "description": "Medicare PPS payment per Medicare day, dollars: median."
    },
    {
     "name": "medicare_pps_per_medicare_day_p75",
     "description": "Medicare PPS payment per Medicare day, dollars: 75th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "medicare_pps_per_medicare_day_reports",
     "description": "Reports with a value for medicare_pps_per_medicare_day (fewer than reports)."
    },
    {
     "name": "contract_labor_pct_p25",
     "description": "Contract labor share of labor cost, percent: 25th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "contract_labor_pct_median",
     "description": "Contract labor share of labor cost, percent: median."
    },
    {
     "name": "contract_labor_pct_p75",
     "description": "Contract labor share of labor cost, percent: 75th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "contract_labor_pct_reports",
     "description": "Reports with a value for contract_labor_pct (fewer than reports)."
    },
    {
     "name": "beds_p25",
     "description": "Beds per facility: 25th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "beds_median",
     "description": "Beds per facility: median."
    },
    {
     "name": "beds_p75",
     "description": "Beds per facility: 75th percentile."
    },
    {
     "name": "payer_mix_caveat",
     "description": "true where the state's reports leave the Medicaid day column nearly empty (payer mix not comparable)."
    },
    {
     "name": "prior_occupancy_median",
     "description": "States: median occupancy in the prior CMS file."
    },
    {
     "name": "prior_net_revenue_ppd_median",
     "description": "States: median net revenue per patient day in the prior file."
    },
    {
     "name": "prior_operating_expense_ppd_median",
     "description": "States: median operating expense per patient day in the prior file."
    },
    {
     "name": "prior_operating_margin_median",
     "description": "States: median reported margin in the prior file."
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
}