Table 1.

Characteristics of patients discharged home vs to a skilled or assisted living facility

	Home (n=20,794)		Skilled/assisted living facility (n=1,144)
	freq	%	Freq	%	P value
Year
2011	5523	95.0	291	5.0	0.10
2012	7262	95.1	376	4.9
2013	8009	94.4	477	5.6
Age
65–70	9405	98.1	184	1.9	<0.01
71–80	8234	94.8	453	5.2
80+	3155	86.2	507	13.8
Race
White	14133	94.0	902	6.0	0.07
African American	1017	93.6	69	6.4
Other	563	96.2	22	3.8
Anesthesia
General	18064	94.6	1038	5.4	<0.01
MAC	143	88.3	19	11.7
Other	2576	96.7	87	3.3
Smoking status
Smoker	2068	93.1	153	6.9	<0.01
Non-smoker	18726	95.0	991	5.0
Recent weight loss
No	20523	95.0	1084	5.0	<0.01
Yes	271	81.9	60	18.1
Elective surgery
Yes	19107	96.0	806	4.0	<0.01
No	1612	82.9	332	17.1
NSQIP Frailty Status
0	6075	97.6	152	2.4	<0.01
.09	9712	95.6	445	4.4
.18+	5007	90.2	547	9.8