Table 2.
Admission to permanent long-term care in the postindex period
| Postindexa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1yr n (%) |
2yr n (%) |
3yr n (%) |
4yr n (%) |
5yr n (%) |
Total n | |
| Persons with dementiab | ||||||
| Urban | 220 (42.1) | 107 (20.5) | 73 (14.0) | 73 (14.0) | 50 (9.6) | 523 |
| Rural | 112 (42.6) | 48 (18.3) | 48 (18.3) | 27 (10.3) | 28 (10.6) | 263 |
| Persons without dementiac | ||||||
| Urban | 24 (20.5) | 22 (18.8) | 14 (12.0) | 26 (22.2) | 31 (26.5) | 117 |
| Rural | 9 (16.1) | 12 (21.4) | 12 (21.4) | 14 (25.0) | 9 (16.1) | 56 |
a People admitted to permanent long-term care each year were retained in the study.
b Persons with dementia at index date, N = 2,024 (urban = 1,407, rural n = 617).
c Persons without dementia at index date, N = 2,024 (urban = 1,405, rural = 619).
Note. The percentage shown for each year represents a proportion of the “Total n” for each group (e.g., rural persons with dementia).