Table 2. Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) Versus Community Residence Samples: Medicare-Covered Hospital Utilization Profiles.
| Variable | Utilizers | Cohort | ||
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| CCRC | Community | CCRC | Community | |
| Total Number | 270 | 306 | 1,552 | 1,552 |
| Unadjusted Values | ||||
| Any Hospital Care (Percent) | — | — | 17.42 (37.90) |
19.68 (39.80) |
| Average Number of Admissions | 1.44 (0.74) |
*1.68 (0.99) |
0.25 (0.63) |
*0.33 (0.80) |
| Average Number of Covered Days | 10.89 (9.85) |
*17.34 (21.28) |
1.90 (5.82) |
*3.41 (11.68) |
| Average Medicare Payment (Cost) | $6,858 (6,230) |
** $8,208 (7,222) |
$1,194 (3,675) |
*$1,616 (4,571) |
| Average Payment per Admission | $4,631 (3,199) |
$4,675 (3,184) |
— | — |
| Adjusted Values | ||||
| Any Hospital Care (Percent) | — | — | 18.28 | 18.78 |
| Average Number of Admissions | 1.43 | **1.70 | 0.26 | 0.32 |
| Average Number of Covered Days | 12.20 | 16.06 | 2.33 | 2.98 |
| Average Medicare Payment | $6,882 | $8,200 | $1,277 | $1,533 |
| Average Payment per Admission | $4,873 | $4,418 | — | — |
*
Differences statistically significant at p ≤.01.
**
Differences statistically significant at p ≤.05.
NOTE: Numbers in parentheses are standard deviations.
SOURCE: Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged: Data from the Research and Training Institute, Gerontological Research Division.