Although it is a year-round color, pastel blues, especially alongside pinks and pale yellows suggest springtime, while deep blue is a colder weather color. A deep royal shade, indigo, or azure conveys richness and perhaps even a touch of superiority in designs, while almost-black navy is a bit warmer than lighter blues. Combine a light and dark blue to convey trust and truthfulness.
The average stay for nursing-home residents is 28 months, and the average stay for assisted-living residents is 27 months. But many of those people receive some other kind of long-term care before or after their stay.
But we also know from data from the CMS that the average stay for a Medicare rehabilitation patient is about 23 days. 1  Number of nursing homes: 16,100. 2  Number of beds: 1.7 million. 3  Occupancy rate: 86.3 percent. 4  Number of current residents: 1.5 million (88.3% were aged 65 years and older and 45.2% were aged 85 years and older)