Table 1.

Sample Characteristics, Overall and by Type of ED Visit (2017)

Characteristics	Medicare Beneficiaries Residing in AL (%) (n = 293,336)	Medicare Beneficiaries Residing in AL with at Least 1 All-Cause ED Visit (48.6%) (n = 142,468)	Medicare Beneficiaries Residing in AL with at Least 1 Injury-Related Visit (16.9%) (n = 49, 508)
Age group (%)
<65 y	7.3	6.7	6.3
65–74 y	14.7	10.7	9.4
75–84 y	23.5	21.7	20.5
85–94 y	43.5	48.1	49.6
95+ y	11.0	12.7	14.3
Sex (%)
Male	33.9	32.5	29.6
Female	66.2	67.5	70.4
Race (%)
White	91.8	92.6	93.8
Black	3.8	3.8	2.9
Hispanic	1.9	1.8	1.6
Other	2.5	1.9	1.7
Dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid+ (%)	18.1	20.2	19.9
Chronic conditions (%)
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias	30.3	37.1	42.1
Anemia	33.2	40.2	41.5
Atrial fibrillation	16.1	20.4	20.5
Cancer	9.9	11.2	10.6
Chronic kidney disease	30.0	37.0	35.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	15.7	20.9	19.9
Depression	28.0	34.2	37.8
Diabetes	26.9	31.2	30.0
Heart failure	24.5	32.2	31.6
Hyperlipidemia	50.1	54.4	53.6
Hypertension	70.7	78.8	79.1
Ischemic heart disease	36.4	44.5	44.0
Stroke	6.3	8.2	8.6
Fewer than 2 chronic conditions*,†	23.5	15.0	15.0
2-3 Chronic conditions*,†	30.3	27.5	27.8
4-5 Chronic conditions*,†	25.3	28.4	28.3
6+ Chronic conditions*,†	20.9	29.1	29.0

MedPAR, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review.

Data come from the 2016 and 2017 Medicare Master Beneficiary Summary File and Chronic Conditions, MedPAR file, and Medicare outpatient claims. Residents were in assisted living on December 31, 2016.

Columns are not mutually exclusive.

^*As of December 31, 2016.

^†Condition counts are created from aforementioned listed conditions.