Table 3. Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries in Long-Term Care Facilities, by Type of Facility: 1996.
| Characteristic | Medicare-Certified Nursing Homes | Medicaid-Certified Nursing Homes | Other Nursing Homes | Mental Health Facilities | MR/DD Facilities | All Other Facilities | ||||||
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| Number in Thousands | Percent | Number in Thousands | Percent | Number in Thousands | Percent | Number in Thousands | Percent | Number in Thousands | Percent | Number in Thousands | Percent | |
| Total | 1,410 | 58.2 | 302 | 12.5 | 51 | 2.1 | 88 | 3.6 | 179 | 7.4 | 393 | 16.2 |
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| Male | 329 | 23.3 | 120 | 39.7 | 27 | 52.9 | 46 | 52.3 | 121 | 67.6 | 123 | 31.3 |
| Female | 1,081 | 76.7 | 182 | 60.3 | 24 | 47.1 | 43 | 48.9 | 57 | 31.8 | 270 | 68.7 |
| Average Age | 83 | — | 83 | — | 80 | — | 57 | — | 49 | — | 82 | — |
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| Excellent | 20 | 1.4 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 9.1 | 14 | 7.8 | 9 | 2.3 |
| Very Good | 118 | 8.4 | 21 | 7.0 | 4 | 7.8 | 10 | 11.4 | 52 | 29.1 | 63 | 16.0 |
| Good | 485 | 34.4 | 88 | 29.1 | 26 | 51.0 | 45 | 51.1 | 78 | 43.6 | 105 | 26.7 |
| Fair | 558 | 39.6 | 139 | 46.0 | 12 | 23.5 | 15 | 17.0 | 30 | 16.8 | 187 | 47.6 |
| Poor | 228 | 16.2 | 45 | 14.9 | 8 | 15.7 | 10 | 11.4 | 4 | 2.2 | 28 | 7.1 |
| Functional Limitations | ||||||||||||
| None | 33 | 2.3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 22.7 | 16 | 8.9 | 30 | 7.6 |
| IADL Only | 25 | 1.8 | 14 | 4.6 | 5 | 9.8 | 39 | 44.3 | 56 | 31.3 | 20 | 5.1 |
| 1 or 2 ADLs | 128 | 9.1 | 61 | 20.2 | 7 | 13.7 | 4 | 4.5 | 48 | 26.8 | 100 | 25.4 |
| 3 or More ADLs | 1225 | 86.9 | 222 | 73.5 | 39 | 76.5 | 25 | 28.4 | 59 | 33.0 | 243 | 61.8 |
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| None | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FFS Only | 218 | 15.5 | 98 | 32.5 | 42 | 82.4 | 34 | 38.6 | 4 | 2.2 | 174 | 44.3 |
| Medicare Risk HMO | 55 | 3.9 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 7.4 |
| Medicaid | 1,025 | 72.7 | 190 | 62.9 | 5 | 9.8 | 42 | 47.7 | 174 | 97.2 | 139 | 35.4 |
| Employer-Sponsored | 111 | 7.9 | 12 | 4.0 | 4 | 7.8 | 12 | 13.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | 12.7 |
| Self-Purchased | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| All Other | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 |
NOTES: MR/DD is mentally retarded/developmentally disabled. IADL is instrumental activity of daily living. ADLs is activities of daily living. FFS is fee-for-service. HMO is health maintenance organization.
SOURCE: Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Cost and Use File, 1996.