Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics at nursing home admission (n = 571,139)
| All (n = 571,139) |
|
|---|---|
| (column percent) | |
| Age (years) | |
| 65 - <75 | 20.3 |
| 75 - <85 | 34.2 |
| ≥ 85 | 45.5 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 33.1 |
| Female | 66.9 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 81.9 |
| Racial/ethnic minority 1 | 18.1 |
| Nursing home location | |
| Urban | 75.6 |
| Rural | 24.4 |
| Admission source | |
| Community | 20.4 |
| Acute hospital | 59.6 |
| Other sources 2 | 20.1 |
| Diagnosed conditions | |
| Arthritis | 26.7 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 30.2 |
| Hypertension | 76.0 |
| Cancer | 5.9 |
| Cerebrovascular accident/TIA/stroke | 13.8 |
| Heart failure | 17.6 |
| Asthma/COPD/chronic lung disease | 18.5 |
| Dementia | 41.8 |
| Alzheimer’s disease | 13.2 |
| Parkinson’s disease | 6.0 |
| Anxiety disorder | 22.1 |
| Depression | 37.2 |
| Hip fracture | 5.0 |
| Other fracture | 7.4 |
| Osteoporosis | 12.2 |
| Multiple sclerosis | 0.5 |
| Seizure disorder/Epilepsy | 5.8 |
| Any presence of pain | 38.7 |
| Receipt of psychotropic medications | |
| Antipsychotics | 20.0 |
| Antianxiety medications | 18.4 |
| Antidepressants | 44.8 |
| Hypnotics | 4.0 |
Note. Abbreviation: TIA = transient ischemic attack; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1
Racial/ethnic minority includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, multi-racial, and Hispanic or Latino of any race.
2
Other admission sources include another nursing home/swing bed, psychiatric hospital, inpatient rehabilitation facility, facility for the mentally retarded or developmentally disabled (MR/DD facility), hospice, long-term care hospital, and other unspecified sources.