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. 2021 Jul 8;5(4):1663. doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v5i4.1663

Table 2: Number of hospital admissions and hospital admission rates of care home residents to National Health Service trusts in England between 1 March and 31 May in 2019 and 2020, by care home type and admission type 9pt11pt.

Care home type Residential Nursing
2019 2020 Change (%) 2019 2020 Change (%)
Elective*
N 3493 1266 -2227 (-64) 2511 976 -1535 (-61)
Rate 10.92 3.90 -7.03 (-64) 10.12 3.91 -6.22 (-61)
Emergency, all
N 21502 17042 -4460 (-21) 15392 12916 -2476 (-16)
Rate 67.22 52.43 -14.79 (-22) 62.06 51.68 -10.38 (-17)
Emergency, COVID-19
N - 2960 - - 3295 -
Rate - 9.11 - - 13.18 -
Emergency, other primary diagnosis
N 21502 14082 -7420 (-35) 15392 9621 -5771 (-37)
Rate 67.22 43.33 -23.9 (-36) 62.06 38.50 -23.56 (-38)
Emergency, potentially avoidable
N 7652 4926 -2726 (-36) 6052 3755 -2297 (-38)
Rate 23.92 15.16 -8.77 (-37) 24.40 15.03 -9.38 (-38)

*Includes ordinary admissions and day cases. Admissions per 100 residents per year.