Table. Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries Discharged From Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) by Benefit Day on SNF Discharge.
| Characteristic | Day | Difference (95% CI) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Days 19 vs 20 |
Days 20 vs 21 |
|
| Discharges, No. | 113 343 | 109 700 | 117 186 | 131 558 | 220 037 | 121 339 | 103 062 | 85 377 | 79 305 | ||
| Age, mean (SD), y | 80.5 (9.3) |
80.5 (9.3) |
80.4 (9.4) |
80.0 (9.6) |
79.0 (10.1) |
81.2 (9.2) |
81.6 (9.1) |
81.8 (9.1) |
81.9 (9.0) |
−1.0 (−1.1 to −0.9) |
2.2 (2.1 to 2.2) |
| Male, % | 37.5 | 37.9 | 37.2 | 37.6 | 40.2 | 36.7 | 36.2 | 36.0 | 36.4 | 2.6 (2.3 to 2.9) |
−3.5 (−3.8 to −3.1) |
| Not married, % | 60.5 | 60.7 | 61.2 | 61.9 | 64.1 | 62.9 | 62.9 | 63.4 | 63.5 | 2.2 (1.8 to 2.5) |
−1.2 (−1.5 to −1.0) |
| Race/ethnicity, % | |||||||||||
| White | 91.4 | 91.1 | 91.0 | 89.9 | 85.5 | 90.5 | 91.3 | 91.4 | 91.4 | −4.3 (−4.6 to −4.1) |
5.0 (4.8 to 5.2) |
| Black/Hispanic | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 4.3 (4.1 to 4.6) |
−5.0 (−5.1 to −4.7) |
| Other | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 (−0.1 to 0.1) |
−0.1 (−0.2 to 0) |
| Socioeconomic status, mean (SD), %a | |||||||||||
| Median household income | 61 960 (24 670) | 61 683 (24 694) | 61 204 (24 492) | 60 480 (24 377) | 56 680 (23 184) | 61 564 (24 749) | 62 240 (24 873) | 62 504 (25 045) | 62 412 (24 695) | −3780 (−3961 to −3638) |
4884 (4717 to 5051) |
| Living in poverty | 13.2 (8.2) |
13.3 (8.2) |
13.4 (8.2) |
13.8 (8.4) |
15.2 (8.9) |
13.4 (8.3) |
13.1 (8.2) |
13.1 (8.2) |
13.1 (8.1) |
1.5 (1.4 to 1.5) |
−1.8 (−1.9 to −1.8) |
| Unemployed | 7.1 (3.5) |
7.1 (3.5) |
7.1 (3.5) |
7.2 (3.6) |
7.7 (3.9) |
7.1 (3.5) |
7.0 (3.5) |
7.1 (3.5) |
7.1 (3.4) |
0.5 (0.5 to 0.5) |
−0.6 (−0.6 to −0.6) |
| No. of comorbidities, % | |||||||||||
| 0 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.4 | −0.8 (−1.1 to −0.7) |
0.5 (0.3 to 0.7) |
| 1 | 18.0 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 16.2 | −0.9 (−1.2 to −0.6) |
0.4 (0.2 to 0.7) |
| 2 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 14.8 | −0.3 (−0.5 to 0) |
0.2 (−0.1 to 0.4) |
| 3 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.9 | −0.1 (−0.3 to 0.1) |
0.2 (0 to 0.4) |
| 4 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.2 | −0.1 (−0.3 to 0) |
0.2 (0.1 to 0.4) |
| ≥5 | 39.3 | 40.1 | 39.6 | 39.9 | 42.2 | 40.6 | 41.4 | 42.9 | 43.6 | 2.3 (2.0 to 2.6) |
−1.5 (−1.9 to −1.2) |
a
Measured at the zip code level.