Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics for a Sample of 154 Medicare Insurance Eligible Patients Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities.

	N=154
Baseline Characteristics	Mean (±SD)or Percent (n)
Age, years	76.5 (±10.6)
Sex
Female	64.3% (99)
Race
White	77.9% (126)
Black	16.2% (25)
Unknown	0.6% (1)
Declined	0.6% (1)
Missing	0.6% (1)
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic	96.1% (148)
Hispanic	1.3% (2)
Unknown	2.6% (4)
Hospital Length of Stay, days	7.0 (±4.2)
Hospital Length of Stay, days, Median (IQR)	6.0 (5.0)
Number of Hospital Discharge Medications, count	14.0 (±4.7)
Discharge Service
Orthopedic Service	24.0% (37)
Geriatric Service	19.5% (30)
Internal Medicine	19.5% (30)
Other	37.0% (57)