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. 2010 Dec 21;51(2):170–178. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnq105

Table 2.

Hospital and SNF Utilization by Residential Status by Year

Community 2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
% SE % SE % SE % SE % SE % SE
Sample N 9,187 9,043 8,988 8,887 8,549 8,553
Weighted N 28,942,008 29,273,225 29,599,206 30,173,689 30,090,906 30,531,781
No hospitalization
    No SNF 78.95 0.44 78.99 0.45 78.36 0.45 78.9 0.45 79.66 0.45 79.13 0.45
    1+ SNF 0.17 0.04 0.14 0.04 0.06 0.03 0.1 0.03 0.12 0.04 0.08 0.03
1 hospitalization
    No SNF 13.18 0.37 12.61 0.36 12.78 0.36 12.23 0.36 12.63 0.37 12.61 0.37
    1 SNF 1.47 0.13 1.47 0.12 1.57 0.13 1.73 0.14 1.56 0.13 1.45 0.12
    2+ SNF 0.03 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.07 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.04 0.02
2 hospitalizations
    No SNF 2.92 0.18 3.16 0.20 3.37 0.20 3.36 0.20 2.75 0.18 3.34 0.2
    1 SNF 0.62 0.08 0.67 0.08 0.72 0.09 0.64 0.08 0.61 0.09 0.81 0.09
    2 SNFs 0.23 0.05 0.25 0.05 0.32 0.06 0.24 0.05 0.24 0.05 0.31 0.06
    3+ SNFs 0 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.01
3+ hospitalizations
    No SNF 1.59 0.13 1.68 0.15 1.66 0.14 1.74 0.15 1.39 0.13 1.39 0.13
    1 SNF 0.38 0.06 0.47 0.08 0.55 0.08 0.5 0.07 0.48 0.07 0.40 0.06
    2 SNFs 0.33 0.06 0.32 0.06 0.29 0.06 0.29 0.05 0.28 0.06 0.24 0.05
    3+ SNFs 0.13 0.04 0.18 0.05 0.27 0.06 0.19 0.04 0.19 0.05 0.22 0.05
100 100 100 100 100 100
Facility
    Sample N 833 780 763 722 693 686
    Weighted N 1,772,449 1,717,917 1,708,108 1,659,245 1,596,648 1,602,342
No hospitalization
    No SNF 63.35 1.74 61.94 1.18 64.63 1.80 60.23 1.90 62.94 1.91 59.64 1.95
    1+ SNF 2.42 0.59 2.35 0.60 2.43 0.61 2.99 0.71 2.73 0.69 3.03 0.67
1 hospitalization
    No SNF 11.07 1.09 11.19 1.16 11.43 1.22 11.9 1.25 11.97 1.28 11.2 1.23
    1 SNF 7.81 0.99 10.49 1.16 9.25 1.05 12.3 1.26 7.62 1.04 9.76 1.20
    2+ SNF 0.93 0.36 0.68 0.28 1.10 0.39 1.79 0.56 1.32 0.48 0.96 0.39
2 hospitalizations
    No SNF 4.08 0.69 3.25 0.64 2.42 0.58 1.63 0.48 2.24 0.57 1.59 0.47
    1 SNF 2.85 0.64 2.93 0.61 2.15 0.56 2.88 0.68 2.69 0.69 2.77 0.63
    2 SNFs 2.45 0.64 2.16 0.56 2.29 0.59 1.60 0.49 2.04 0.53 3.94 0.85
    3+ SNFs 0.45 0.23 0.45 0.28 0 0.51 0.30 0.34 0.25 0.57 0.29
3+ hospitalizations
    No SNF 1.15 0.35 1.23 0.43 1.05 0.36 0.69 0.41 1.94 0.52 0.97 0.37
    1 SNF 1.38 0.42 0.92 0.35 0.91 0.35 0.84 0.35 0.28 0.20 1.70 0.50
    2 SNFs 1.50 0.57 0.52 0.27 1.26 0.43 1.35 0.44 1.27 0.48 1.45 0.49
    3+ SNFs 0.56 0.26 1.89 0.51 1.08 0.37 1.26 0.43 2.62 0.68 2.43 0.65
100 100 100 100 100 100

Note: Numbers are weighted. SNF = skilled nursing facility.