Table 1.
Characteristics of the cohort of new long-term care residents admitted from 07/01/2012 to 12/31/2013 (N=535,202).
| Cognitive Function Score | Medicaid | Physical Function Score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intact/mildly impaired | Moderate/Severe impaired | Yes | No | <=12 | >12 | ||
| All N (%) | 335,476 (62.68%) |
199,726 (37.32%) |
178,101 (33.28%) |
357,101 (66.72%) |
166,217 (31.06%) |
368,985 (68.94%) |
|
| Age | |||||||
| 65–70 | 51,192 | 47,728 (81.51%) |
9,464 (18.49%) |
21,378 (41.76%) |
29,814 (58.24%) |
19370 (37.84%) |
31,822 (62.16%) |
| 71–75 | 57,091 | 42,044 (73.64%) |
15,047 (26.36%) |
24,183 (42.36%) |
32,908 (57.64%) |
19,892 (34.84%) |
37,199 (65.16%) |
| 76–80 | 73,718 | 48,278 (65.49%) |
25,440 (34.51%) |
28,992 (39.33%) |
44,726 (60.67%) |
23,950 (32.49%) |
49,768 (67.51%) |
| 81–85 | 104,823 | 63,586 (60.66%) |
41,237 (39.34%) |
34,778 (33.18%) |
70,045 (66.82%) |
32,735 (31.23%) |
72,088 (68.77%) |
| 86–90 | 125,507 | 72,615 (57.86%) |
52,892 (42.14%) |
35,976 (28.66%) |
89,531 (71.34%) |
37,431 (29.82%) |
88,076 (70.18%) |
| 90+ | 122,871 | 67,225 (54.71%) |
55,646 (45.29%) |
32,794 (26.69%) |
90,077 (73.31%) |
32,839 (26.73%) |
90,032 (73.27%) |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 193,816 | 123,261 (63.60%) |
70,555 (36.40%) |
54,842 (28.30%) |
138,974 (71.70%) |
60,687 (31.31%) |
133,129 (68.69%) |
| Female | 341,386 | 212,215 (62.16%) |
129,171 (37.84%) |
123,259 (36.11%) |
218,127 (63.89%) |
105,530 (30.91%) |
235,856 (69.09%) |
| Marital statusa | |||||||
| Married | 157,979 | 96,894 (61.33%) |
61,085 (38.67%) |
34,975 (22.14%) |
123,004 (77.86%) |
43,830 (27.74%) |
114,149 (72.26%) |
| Unmarried | 377,223 | 238,582 (63.25%) |
138,641 (36.75%) |
143,126 (37.94%) |
234,097 (62.06%) |
122,387 (32.44%) |
254,836 (67.56%) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||||
| White | 469,208 | 298,953 (63.71%) |
170,255 (36.29%) |
137,652 (29.34%) |
331,559 (70.66%) |
149,022 (31.76%) |
320,186 (68.24%) |
| Black | 44,363 | 24,629 (55.52%) |
19,734 (44.48%) |
25,831 (58.23%) |
18,532 (41.77%) |
11,156 (25.15%) |
33,207 (74.85%) |
| Hispanic | 7,510 | 3,698 (49.24%) |
3,812 (50.76%) |
5,939 (79.08%) |
1,571 (20.92%) |
1,892 (25.19%) |
5,618 (74.81%) |
| Others | 14,121 | 8,196 (58.04%) |
5,925 (41.96%) |
8,679 (61.46%) |
5,442 (38.54%) |
4,147 (29.37%) |
9,974 (70.63%) |
| Elixhauser Comorbidity Count | |||||||
| 0–1 | 342,946 | 214,249 (62.47%) |
128,697 (37.53%) |
112,153 (32.70%) |
230,793 (67.30%) |
109,973 (32.07%) |
232,973 (67.93%) |
| 2 | 47,036 | 27,912 (59.34%) |
19,124 (40.66%) |
15,911 (33.83%) |
31,125 (66.17%) |
14,809 (31.48%) |
32,227 (68.52%) |
| 3 | 48,517 | 29,691 (61.20%) |
18,826 (38.80%) |
16,620 (34.26%) |
31,897 (65.74%) |
14,518 (29.92%) |
33,999 (70.08%) |
| 4 | 38,879 | 24,665 (63.44%) |
14,214 (36.56%) |
13,458 (34.62%) |
25,421 (65.38%) |
11,397 (29.31%) |
27,482 (76.69%) |
| 5+ | 57,824 | 38,959 (67.38%) |
18,865 (32.62%) |
19,959 (34.52%) |
37,865 (65.48%) |
15,520 (26.84%) |
42,304 (73.16%) |
| Number of emergency visitb | |||||||
| 0 | 344,201 | 210,423 (61.13%) |
133,778 (38.87%) |
108,575 (31.54%) |
235,626 (68.46%) |
110,153 (32.00%) |
234,048 (68.00%) |
| 1 | 118,261 | 74,786 (63.24%) |
43,475 (36.76%) |
40,831 (34.53%) |
77,430 (65.47%) |
35,093 (29.67%) |
83,168 (70.33%) |
| 2 | 43,208 | 29,042 (67.21%) |
14,166 (32.79%) |
16,209 (37.51%) |
26,999 (62.49%) |
12,677 (29.34%) |
30,531 (70.66%) |
| 3 | 16,873 | 11,939 (70.76%) |
4,934 (29.24%) |
6,797 (40.28%) |
10,076 (59.72%) |
4,820 (28.57%) |
12,053 (71.43%) |
| 4+ | 12,659 | 9,286 (73.35%) |
3,373 (26.65%) |
5,689 (44.94%) |
6,970 (55.06%) |
3,474 (27.44%) |
9,185 (72.56%) |
| Number of rehospitalizationb | |||||||
| 0 | 326,236 | 194,492 (59.62%) |
131,744 (40.38%) |
103,868 (31.84%) |
222,368 (68.16%) |
102,603 (31.45%) |
223,633 (68.55%) |
| 1 | 121,735 | 78,562 (64.54%) |
43,173 (35.46%) |
40,860 (33.56%) |
80,875 (66.44%) |
37,473 (30.78%) |
84,262 (69.22%) |
| 2 | 49,458 | 34,259 (69.27%) |
15,199 (30.73%) |
17,995 (36.38%) |
31,463 (63.62%) |
15,025 (30.38%) |
34,433 (69.62%) |
| 3 | 20,603 | 15,061 (73.10%) |
5,542 (26.90%) |
7,988 (38.77%) |
12,615 (61.23%) |
6,146 (29.83%) |
14,457 (70.17%) |
| 4+ | 17,170 | 13,102 (73.61%) |
4,068 (23.69%) |
7,390 (43.04%) |
9,780 (56.96%) |
4,970 (28.95%) |
12,200 (71.05%) |
| Dementia in the 12 months prior | |||||||
| Yes | 127,488 | 48,299 (37.89%) |
79,189 (62.11%) |
47,814 (37.50%) |
79,674 (62.50%) |
31,575 (24.77%) |
95,913 (75.23%) |
| No | 407,714 | 287,177 (70.44%) |
120,537 (29.56%) |
130,287 (31.96%) |
277,427 (68.04%) |
134,642 (33.02%) |
273,072 (66.98%) |
| Death within 12 months | |||||||
| Yes | 187,247 | 98,905 (52.82%) |
88,342 (47.18%) |
54,722 (29.22%) |
132,525 (70.78%) |
36,521 (19.50%) |
150,726 (80.50%) |
| No | 347,955 | 236,571 (67.99%) |
111,384 (32.01%) |
123,379 (35.46%) |
224,576 (64.54%) |
129,696 (37.27%) |
218,259 (62.73%) |
| Number of transitionsb | |||||||
| Mean (std) | 2.11 (2.8) | 2.22 (3.1) | 2.06 (2.7) | 2.22 (3.1) | 2.06 (2.7) | 2.27 (2.9) | 2.04 (2.8) |
| median (IQR) | 1 (0,3) | 1 (0,3) | 1 (0,3) | 1 (0,3) | 1 (0,3) | 1 (0,3) | 1 (0,3) |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range.
a.
Other marital status (n=122) is not presented in the table.
b.
The follow up time is 12 months after newly admitted to long term care or death.