A new study reveals the best states for elderly care – Montana is top, ranking furthest from overcapacity with 174.16 beds per 100 residents.

Oklahoma follows in second with 172.03 beds per 100 residents, followed by Oregon in third with 169.81 beds per 100 residents.

Alaska was reported as the worst state for elderly care, ranking closest to overcapacity with 114.56 beds per 100 residents, followed by West Virginia with 115.93 beds per 100 residents.

As people live longer, the demand for elderly care has reached an all-time high, and widespread concerns about the capacity to care for the growing senior population have arisen. These anxieties are only compounded by the increase in health issues among the elderly during the winter.

That’s why personal injury lawyers Triumph Law, P.C. examined data from KFF.org to identify the states with the best and worst capacity levels for elderly care.

The research calculated the number of certified beds in care homes per state based on the number of facilities in each state and the average number of beds per facility. This was then compared to the number of residents per state in nursing and care facilities to identify their capacity rates.

Montana was deemed the best state for elderly care with 174.16 beds per 100 nursing home residents. Montana reported 5,580 beds for 3,204 residents.

The second-best state was Oklahoma, which had 172.03 beds per 100 residents. This equated to 28,207 certified beds for 16,397 residents in the state.

Ranking as the third best state was Oregon, with 169.81 beds per 100 residents. In the state, there was a total of 10,681 beds for 6,290 residents.

Texas followed in fourth, with 155.55 beds per 100 residents. Overall, this figure correlated to 132,765 beds for 85,351 care facility residents.

Completing the top five best states for elderly care was Missouri, which reported 155.35 beds per 100 residents. There were a total of 53,142 beds for 34,209 residents in the state.

Other states that had a high-capacity rate for elderly care were Idaho (152.65), Utah (151.36), Arkansas (150.66), Wisconsin (148.99), and Wyoming (147.15).

At the other end of the spectrum, Alaska was found to be the worst state for elderly care, with its nursing and care facilities nearing overcapacity. There were 114.56 beds per 100 residents, which corresponded to 834 beds for 728 care home residents in total.

Following in second was West Virginia, with 115.93 beds per 100 residents. West Virginia reported 10,726 certified beds for 9,252 care home residents.

In third was New York, with 116.30 beds per 100 residents. This figure represented 112,655 certified beds for 96,866 residents overall.

Ranking fourth was North Dakota, which reported 116.47 beds per 100 residents. This amounted to 5,244 beds for 4,502 nursing and care facility residents.

Rounding out the top five was Florida, which had 117.41 beds per 100 residents. In total, this corresponded to 84,476 beds for 71,948 residents.

Other states that were among the worst for elderly care, with beds nearing overcapacity, were California (117.66), Virginia (119.30), South Dakota (19.78), Rhode Island (122.08), and Maine (123.13).