Table 1.
ALF Resident Characteristics at Baseline (N=66,092; n=545)
| Mean or Percent (SE) | |
|---|---|
| Individual characteristics | |
| Age (mean) | 83.74 (0.52) |
| Female | 76.19% (3.13) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 12.89% (1.70) |
| Widowed | 69.22% (2.17) |
| Divorced/separated | 7.66% (1.01) |
| Single/never married | 10.22% (1.53) |
| ADL status | |
| No assistance | 82.29% (3.34) |
| Some assistance | 17.71% (3.34) |
| Cognitive impairment | |
| None or mild | 81.63% (3.51) |
| Moderate | 8.31% (1.36) |
| Severe | 10.06% (2.96) |
| Incontinent of urine | |
| Daily | 11.89% (2.52) |
| More than 2 × weekly, but not daily | 4.83% (1.12) |
| 1 × or 2 × per week | 16.00% (2.14) |
| Never | 67.29% (2.98) |
| Length of stay in facility (mean years) | 2.60 (0.27) |
| ER visit in last year | 24.98% (2.68) |
| Hospital stay in last year | 37.98% (2.72)* |
| Facility characteristics | |
| Multilevel campus | 64.43% (4.45) |
| High privacy | 66.18% (4.52) |
| High service | 65.36 % (3.70) |
| Average percent occupancy | 81% (2.0) |
| Average price | $1,757 (81) |
| Average facility size (# of beds) | 73.10 (5.31) |
| Metropolitan location | 81.96% (4.77) |
*
Indicates subpopulation and full population are significantly different in this characteristic at α=.01 The percentage of residents without Medicare claims data hospitalized overnight in the 12 months prior to baseline was 27.60% (3.18).
AFL, assisted living facility; ADL, activity of daily living; N, population estimate; n, sample size.