Table 1 Resident characteristics according to care level at admission

Age (in yrs) at nursing home admission, mean (SD)

83.8

(6.3)

84.1

(6.5)

 65- < 75 yrs

967

(9.6)

994

(9.5)

 75- < 84 yrs

4444

(44.2)

4514

(43.2)

 85- < 94 yrs

4371

(43.5)

4483

(43)

 95+ yrs

266

(2.6)

446

(4.3)

Female

6360

(63.3)

6245

(59.8)

 Care level change

4962

(49.4)

2613

(25)

 Mortality

2523

(25.1)

5337

(51.1)

 Up to 60 days

5633

(56.1)

6034

(57.8)

 Alcohol abuse

261

(2.6)

221

(2.1)

 Any tumor

1649

(16.4)

1837

(17.6)

 Blood loss anemia

113

(1.1)

117

(1.1)

 Cardiac arrhythmias

3736

(37.2)

4026

(38.6)

 Cerebrovascular disease

3226

(32.1)

4313

(41.3)

 Chronic pulmonary disease

2454

(24.4)

2497

(23.9)

 Coagulopathy

498

(5.0)

477

(4.6)

 Complicated diabetes

1398

(13.9)

1506

(14.4)

 Congestive heart failure

4848

(48.2)

5212

(49.9)

 Deficiency anemias

822

(8.2)

846

(8.1)

 Dementia

4235

(42.1)

5303

(50.8)

 Depression

3209

(31.9)

3076

(29.5)

 Drug abuse

103

(1.0)

89

(0.9)

 Fluid and electrolyte disorders

1730

(17.2)

2284

(21.9)

 Hypertension

7834

(78.0)

7996

(76.6)

 Hypothyroidism

829

(8.3)

864

(8.3)

 Liver disease

934

(9.3)

822

(7.9)

 Metastatic cancer

397

(4.0)

576

(5.5)

 Myocardial infarction

581

(5.8)

615

(5.9)

 Neurodegenerative disorders

1456

(14.5)

2305

(22.1)

 Obesity

1127

(11.2)

1153

(11.0)

 Paralysis

573

(5.7)

1379

(13.2)

 Peripheral vascular disorder

1991

(19.8)

2092

(20.0)

 Psychosis

554

(5.5)

555

(5.3)

 Pulmonary circulation disorders

445

(4.4)

443

(4.2)

 Renal failure

2181

(21.7)

2350

(22.5)

 Rheumatoid arthritis/collagen vascular diseases

773

(7.7)

792

(7.6)

 Ulcer disease

344

(3.4)

392

(3.8)

 Uncomplicated diabetes

3096

(30.8)

3373

(32.3)

 Valvular disease

1464

(14.6)

1448

(13.9)

 Weight loss

456

(4.5)

570

(5.5)