Table 2.

Changes over Time in Resident Demographics, Length of Stay, and Admission Source (1985–2015)

Year	1985	2000	2005	2015
	Mean (CI) N=l,489,508*	Mean (SD) N=16,824	Mean (SD) N=16,091	Mean (SD) N=15,686
Percent Female	71.63 (70.3, 72.97)	72.12 (13.81)	70.94 (13.97)	66.67 (13.04)
Percent Black	6.98 (6.2, 7.76)	9.94 (17.84)	10.91 (18.51)	11.55 (17.99)
Percent Hispanic	2.75 (2.3,3.21)	2.87 (9.08)	3.42 (9.82)	4.54 (11.25)
Percent White	92.18 (91.36,93)	85.63 (21.31)	83.66 (22.56)	79.31 (23.97)
Average Age	79.61 (79.21, 80)	80.95 (7.11)	80.15 (7.68)	79.71 (7.34)
Percent Long Stay		69.28 (22.62)	70.61 (19.25)	68.56 (16.97)
Percent Admitted from the Hospital		66.52 (22.88)	72.83 (21.46)	84.68 (17.16)

Source: The 1985 National Nursing Home Survey(NNHS) and Brown University’s LTCFocUS Data for 2000, 2005, and 2015

Notes.

NNHS data represent the weighted national averages whereas LTCFocUS data represent the average of facility averages.

^*=Weighted number of residents. SD = Standard Deviation. CI = Confidence Interval.