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.