The National Center for Health Statistics’ 2022 national profile found that 53% of residential care community residents were 85 or older. Assistance with bathing was needed by 75%, and assistance with walking by 71%.
For Western Skies, the underwriting implication is practical: review staffing, care capability and the physical environment alongside occupancy and financial history. These national estimates describe a defined population and period. They do not establish demand, resident acuity or profitability at a particular facility.
Source: NCHS Data Brief 506, Residential Care Community Resident Characteristics: United States, 2022, published August 2024; reviewed November 6, 2026. Western Skies’ underwriting observations are company commentary.
