Table 2.
Overview of patients per cohort of admission year who stayed alive and died after admission or left the institution
| Year of admission | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New admissions | 123 | 147 | 144 | 149 | 162 | 725 | |
| Died during study period | n (%) | 85 (69) | 107 (72) | 97 (67) | 74 (50) | 57 (35) | 420 (58) |
| Left nursing home | n (%) | 26 (21) | 23 (16) | 13 (10) | 21 (15) | 24 (15) | 107 (15) |
| Still alive at end of study | n (%) | 12 (10) | 17 (11) | 34 (24) | 54 (36) | 81 (50) | 198 (27) |
| Died in first year of admission | n (%) | 32 (26) | 55 (37) | 39 (27) | 36 (24) | 46 (28) | 208 (29) |
| Duration of stay (in months) in the nursing home until death of patients who died within the first year after admission (median, IQR) | 3.8 [2.9–5.8] | 3.8 [2.3–5.9] | 3.7 [1.8–8.1] | 5.6 [3.4–7.6] | 3.1 [1.1–6.0] | 3.9 [2.2–6.9] |