Table 1 Characteristics of newly admitted nursing home residents by level of cognitive impairment (n = 1,930,192)
Characteristic | Level of Cognitive Impairment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
No/Mild, % (n = 1,160,053) | Moderate, % (n = 430,442) | Severe, % (n = 339,697) | |
Age, years | |||
50–64 | 10.9 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
65–74 | 29.0 | 17.9 | 13.5 |
75–84 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 32.2 |
85 + | 26.7 | 43.0 | 50.1 |
Women | 62.7 | 58.0 | 61.4 |
Race/ethnicity: Non-Hispanic, White | 81.1 | 78.2 | 75.3 |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 9.6 | 10.8 | 12.2 |
Hispanic or Latino of any race(s) | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
Non-Hispanic American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, multiracial | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
Marital Status: | |||
Never married | 12.1 | 10.4 | 9.8 |
Married | 33.4 | 32.4 | 32.8 |
Widowed | 36.1 | 42.3 | 44.7 |
Separated | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Divorced | 13.3 | 10.2 | 8.1 |
Activities of daily living | |||
Moderate limitations | 68.1 | 68.4 | 63.5 |
Dependent | 12.9 | 19.0 | 28.2 |
Diagnoses | |||
Cancer | 10.7 | 10.1 | 8.3 |
Heart/Circulatory | |||
Heart Failure | 22.2 | 22.5 | 17.6 |
Coronary Artery Disease | 24.5 | 25.0 | 21.7 |
Venous Thromboembolism | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
Peripheral Vascular/Arterial Disease | 7.8 | 7.2 | 5.6 |
Gastrointestinal | |||
Cirrhosis | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
GERD or Ulcer | 35.5 | 33.0 | 29.6 |
Inflammatory Bowel Disease/ Ulcerative Colitis | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
Infections | |||
Urinary Tract Infection (last 30 days) | 10.0 | 13.5 | 14.9 |
Pneumonia | 7.9 | 9.0 | 8.5 |
Metabolic | |||
Diabetes | 35.6 | 32.4 | 27.9 |
Thyroid Disorder | 22.2 | 21.8 | 21.7 |
Musculoskeletal | |||
Arthritis | 28.6 | 23.4 | 20.8 |
Osteoporosis | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.5 |
Fracture (hip and other) | 19.1 | 17.7 | 16.4 |
Neurological/Psych | |||
Dementia/Alzheimer’s | 7.7 | 32.3 | 62.0 |
Anxiety disorder | 19.4 | 19.2 | 20.5 |
Depression | 29.5 | 31.8 | 32.0 |
Pulmonary | |||
Asthma/COPD | 26.7 | 22.7 | 16.7 |
Respiratory Failure | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 |