Table 3.
| Number of Conditions | 1–2 | 3–4 | 5–6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group, y | Total | 65–74 | 75–84 | ≥85 | 65–74 | 75–84 | ≥85 | 65–74 | 75–84 | ≥85 |
| n (%) | 11251 (100) | 95 (0.8) | 226 (2) | 389 (3.5) | 499 (4.4) | 1715 (15.2) | 2387 (21.2) | 771 (6.9) | 2271 (20.2) | 2898 (25.8) |
| Total visits, mean (SD) | 21.2 (11) | 17.9 (9.6) | 16.6 (7.1) | 17.5 (8.8) | 19.7 (11) | 19.3 (9.7) | 19.2 (10) | 23.7 (12.1) | 23.3 (11.8) | 22.9 (11.2) |
| Discipline-specific visits, mean (SD) | ||||||||||
| Skilled nursing | 3.8 (5.4) | 3.4 (7.4) | 1.6 (3) | 1.8 (4.7) | 3.1 (4.3) | 2.7 (4.6) | 2.8 (5.2) | 5.3 (5.7) | 4.9 (5.4) | 4.5 (5.6) |
| Rehabilitationa | 15.7 (3.5) | 13.1 (4.8) | 13.8 (4.7) | 14.5 (5.5) | 14.9 (6.2) | 15.2 (6.0) | 15 (5.6) | 16.4 (7.8) | 16.9 (6.9) | 16.5 (6.5) |
| Physical therapy | 13.6 (4.1) | 11.6 (3.8) | 12.9 (3.8) | 13.5 (4.1) | 12.8 (4.4) | 13.3 (4.0) | 13.5 (4) | 13.1 (4.3) | 13.7 (4.1) | 14.1 (4.2) |
| Occupational therapy | 1.8 (3.5) | 1.2 (3) | 0.9 (2.3) | 0.9 (2.6) | 1.7 (3.6) | 1.6 (3.4) | 1.4 (3.1) | 2.3 (3.9) | 2.1 (3.9) | 2.1 (3.7) |
| Speech-language pathology | 0.4 (1.9) | 0.2 (1.4) | 0.1 (0.6) | 0.1 (1.0) | 0.4 (1.8) | 0.3 (1.6) | 0.2 (1.1) | 1.0 (3.2) | 0.5 (2.3) | 0.4 (1.9) |
| Social services | 0.2 (0.7) | 0.1 (0.3) | 0.1 (0.5) | 0.1 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.7) | 0.2 (0.6) | 0.1 (0.6) | 0.3 (0.9) | 0.3 (0.8) | 0.2 (0.6) |
| Home health aide | 1.2 (3.5) | 0.9 (2.7) | 0.8 (2.6) | 0.9 (2.8) | 1.1 (3.7) | 1.0 (3.1) | 1.0 (3.4) | 1.2 (3.5) | 1.4 (3.8) | 1.4 (3.8) |
| Other | 0.4 (1.1) | 0.4 (1.1) | 0.2 (0.9) | 0.2 (0.8) | 0.4 (2.1) | 0.3 (0.9) | 0.3 (1.0) | 0.5 (1.2) | 0.4 (1.2) | 0.4 (1.1) |
Mean (SD) for entire sample and strata based on age and number of coded health conditions.
a
Combined number of physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology visits.