Table IV.
Discharge disposition from index hospitalization
| No dementia |
Dementia |
|
|---|---|---|
| N = 293,000 | N = 4,554 | |
|
| ||
| Discharge home | 133,302 (46%) | 1,259 (28%) |
| Transfer to short-term hospital | 1,614 (0.6%) | 32 (0.7%) |
| Transfer to short-term or intermediate care facility | 49,961 (17%) | 1,857 (41%) |
| Home with home health care | 102,330 (35%) | 1,292 (28%) |
| Left against medical advice | 177 (<0.1%) | 12 (0.3%) |
| Died in hospital | 5,439 (1.9%) | 97 (2.1%) |
| Discharge alive but unknown disposition | 18 (<0.1%) | 0 (0%) |
| Unknown | 159 | 5 |
χ2 goodness of fit P < .0001