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. 2014 Oct 20;69(Suppl 1):S42–S50. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbu120

Table 4.

Percentage of the Population Ages 65 and Older Who Received Help or Had Difficulty With Daily Activities Who Experienced a Consequence Related to Unmet Need in the Last Month, By Residential Settinga

Residential care
Traditional community housing Retirement or senior housing Independent living Assisted living
Any consequence 30.9 37.0* 26.9 41.5**
Consequence related to
 Getting outside 12.3 16.4* 8.4 8.6
 Getting around inside 10.6 9.3 4.3* 9.8
 Getting out of bed 4.6 7.3 4.3 4.0
 Eating 0.6 0.0 0.7 0.0
 Getting cleaned up 3.8 8.6** 4.6 5.1
 Getting to toilet 7.5 7.1 4.4 21.0**
 Dressing 2.8 4.9* 1.9 1.2
 Shopping 2.6 6.6** 1.4 6.0*
 Laundry 1.6 4.4** 0.8 1.8
 Preparing hot meals 3.6 10.2** 2.3 2.6
 Managing money 1.8 2.7 2.0 2.0
 Managing medications 7.0 9.5 7.4 2.6*
n 3,337 328 176 182

aExcludes residents of nursing home settings.

**p < .01, *p < .05 difference from community, tests for differences are based on unadjusted logistic regression model.