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Background characteristics of deceased nursing home patients.
| Age by death, mean (range) | 88 years (69–99) |
| Gender | |
| Men (% (n)) | 28% (5) |
| Women (% (n)) | 72% (13) |
| Place of death | |
| Nursing home (% (n)) | 89% (16) |
| Hospital (% (n)) | 11% (2) |
| Time from moving to NH till death, mean (range) | 32 months (<1–98) |
| Presence of dementia/MCI diagnosis (y/n) | 44% (8) / 56% (10) |
| Numbers of nursing homes participating (n) | 4 |
| Nursing home(s), rural location (n) | 1 |
| Nursing homes, urban location (n) | 3 |
