Table 1.

Distribution of Selected Measures of Cognition-Related Clinical Items, Behaviors, and Demographic Characteristics by Cognitive Function Scale Score for the Long-Stay (n=941,077) and Admission Cohorts (n=2,066,580)

		Long-Stay Cohort					Admission Cohort
		Intact	Mild Impairment	Moderate Impairment	Severe Impairment	Total	Intact	Mild Impairment	Moderate Impairment	Severe Impairment	Total
	Distribution of CFS Impairment Levels	28%	22%	33%	17%	100%	56%	23%	17%	4%	100%
Communication Patterns
	Never Makes Self Understood	0.0%	0.1%	4%	60%	11%	0.0%	0.1%	3%	50%	3%
	Never Able to Understand	0.0%	0.1%	2%	50%	9%	0.0%	0.1%	2%	40%	2%
Functional Impairments
	Totally Dependent in Dressing	8%	11%	19%	59%	21%	3%	6%	13%	48%	8%
	Totally Dependent in Eating	3%	4%	9%	50%	13%	2%	3%	9%	45%	5%
	Average ADL Score (28 Point Scale)	15.9	17	19	24.2	18.9	16.4	17.6	19.3	23.6	17.5
Wandering Behaviors
	Wandering	0%	1%	4%	5%	3%	0%	1%	3%	4%	1%
Signs and Symptoms of Delirium
	CAM Measure: Inattention (Not Present)	96%	89%	68%	45%	76%	98%	91%	69%	43%	89%
	CAM Measure: Disorganized Thinking (Not Present)	96%	89%	71%	58%	79%	98%	91%	73%	60%	90%
	CAM Measure: Altered Level of Consciousness (Not Present)	99%	98%	95%	81%	95%	100%	98%	93%	73%	97%
	CAM Measure: Psychomotor Retardation (Not Present)	99%	98%	95%	81%	94%	100%	98%	94%	76%	97%
Demographics
	Female	64%	66%	72%	75%	69%	64%	59%	62%	60%	62%
	From Community	10%	12%	14%	14%	13%	4%	7%	12%	11%	7%
	Married	26%	20%	15%	18%	20%	14%	12%	11%	17%	13%
	Average Age	72.8	78	81.5	77.1	78	75	80	82	77	77.5
	White	78%	77%	76%	73%	76%	82%	80%	78%	69%	81%

Note: All row differences, within cohort, tested with Chi-Squares or ANOVAs and statistically significant at the p<.001 level.

ADL Score on a scale of 0–28 where 0= Completely Independent and 28= Complete Dependence

ADL=Activities of Daily Living; CAM= Confusion Assessment Method