Table 1.
Characteristics of the nursing home residents ages 65 and older.
| All participants (n=11,788, nw= 1,294,955)* |
Women (n=8785, nw=966,594) |
Men (n=3003 nw=328,361) |
Sex comparison (p)† |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84±8 | 85±8 | 81±8 | ||
| Age (y) (mean ± S.D.)‡ | (CI: 84–84)‡ | (CI:85–85) | (CI: 81–82) | <0.001 |
| Age distribution (nw (%))§ | ||||
| 65–69 | 66,676 (5) | 38,168 (4) | 28,508 (9) | |
| 70–74 | 102,928 (8) | 59,062 (6) | 43,866 (13) | |
| 75–79 | 184,931 (14) | 119,181 (12) | 65,750 (20) | |
| 80–84 | 275,541 (21) | 203,619 (21) | 71,922 (22) | |
| 85–89 | 310,976 (24) | 244,110 (25) | 66,866 (20) | |
| 90–95 | 242,741 (19) | 202,785 (21) | 39,956 (12) | |
| 95+ | 111,162 (9) | 99,669 (10) | 11,493 (4) | |
| Hispanic (nw (%)) | 42,876 (3) | 29,432 (3) | 13,444 (4) | 0.02 |
| Race (nw (%))¶ | ||||
| American Indian | 5859 (0.4) | 3301 (0.3) | 2558 (0.8) | |
| Asian | 11,338 (0.9) | 6759 (0.7) | 4579 (1.4) | |
| African American | 143,376 (11) | 99,465 (10) | 43,911 (13) | <0.001 |
| Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 4554 (0.4) | 3046 (0.3) | 1508 (0.5) | |
| White | 1,130,696 (87) | 854,686 (88) | 276,010 (84) | |
| Number of ADLs requiring | 4.8±1.6 | 4.9±1.6 | 4.6±.17 | |
| assistance (mean ± S.D.) | (CI: 4.7–4.8) | (CI: 4.8–4.9) | (CI: 4.5–4.7) | <0.001 |
| Length of stay (days) (mean ± S.D.) | 832±1092 | 865±1066 | 735±1161 | <0.001 |
| Payer source (nw (%)) | ||||
| Private health insurance | 99,127 (8.0) | 70,345 (7.6) | 28,782 (9.2) | 0.02 |
| Life Care | 5232 (0.4) | 4132 (0.4) | 1100 (0.4) | 0.51 |
| Private pay | 869,817 (69.8) | 674,400 (72.4) | 195,417 (62.2) | <0.001 |
| Medicare# | 170,934 (13.7) | 120,091 (12.9) | 50,843 (16.2) | <0.001 |
| Medicaid** | 762,032 (61.2) | 589930 (63.3) | 172,102 (54.8) | <0.001 |
| Welfare or other government assistance | 7743 (0.6) | 6768 (0.7) | 975 (0.3) | 0.05 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 9349 (0.8) | 618 (0.1) | 8731 (2.8) | <0.001 |
| Other payment source | 25,369 (2.0) | 17,903 (1.9) | 7466 (2.4) | 0.29 |
*
nw represents weighted frequency
†
Sex comparison p-values based on Rao-Scott Chi-Square test.
‡
S.D. represents standard deviation.
§
CI represents 95% confidence interval.
¶
Six of the 11782 residents listed more than one race and were excluded from analysis of the race variable.
#
Includes Medicare HMO
**
Includes Medicaid HMO.