Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics and Healthcare Use of Medicaid Enrollees Aged 65 and Older in 381 Tennessee Nursing Homes from 1995 to 1999
| Characteristic | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Total person years | 88,581 |
| Nursing home characteristics | |
| Percentage distribution of person‐time: | |
| Type of facility | |
| Intermediate care facility | 73 |
| Skilled nursing facility or general hospital | 26 |
| Mental health nursing facility | 1 |
| Facility location | |
| Urban | 26 |
| Other standard metropolitan statistical areas | 26 |
| Rural | 48 |
| Resident characteristics | |
| Percentage distribution of person‐time: | |
| Female | 79 |
| Male | 21 |
| White | 83 |
| Black | 17 |
| High risk | 63 |
| No high risk | 37 |
| Total number of events (events/1,000 person‐years) | |
| Cardiopulmonary hospitalizations | 32,881 (402) |
| Antibiotic courses | 87,585 (2,416) |
| Deaths | 22,041 (269) |