Table 3.

Prevalence rates for the seven quality indicators by geographic region

Quality indicator	Geographic region
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Range a
	n = 599	n = 1635	n = 758	n = 1821	n = 349	n = 578	n = 599	n = 1780	n = 1561	n = 929	n = 1228	n = 1175	n = 907	n = 353
	Prevalence rate (%)
Falls (unadjusted)	57.1	47.6	50.3	51.1	48.7	52.3	41.7	40.5	52.4	48.3	47.8	48.1	50.3	49.6	16.6
Intense or disruptive Daily Pain	41.9	44.9	42.9	47.6	46	49.5	48.8	47.4	45.8	49.5	45.9	47	45.8	52.1	10.2
Caregiver Distress	39.9	34.8	45.2	40.7	39.2	35.7	40	39.8	46.5	37.3	47.1	44.5	44.2	56.3	21.5
Negative Mood	21.4	28.9	22.3	22.6	32.4	25.1	30.4	33.5	29.5	25.3	25.5	22	27.9	27.2	12.1
Inadequate mediation to control pain	17.7	24.3	21.8	23.3	25.6	28.7	22.4	20.7	23.4	22.1	24.7	21.2	20.6	27.8	8.1
Social Isolation	19.2	21.8	16.2	17.7	20.6	20.8	25	16.6	24.1	20.8	23.7	19.8	29.9	27	13.7
Constipation	4	3.9	2.5	3.4	5.4	3.1	3.7	4.8	2.8	4.1	1.7	2.9	3.5	4.3	3.7

^a difference between the highest and lowest rate across the 14 geographic regions