Characteristics of older Ontarians at time of discharge from first nonelective medical hospital admission (baseline), by care setting combination (Apr. 1, 2008, to Dec. 31, 2015)
| Characteristic | Care setting combination; no. of individuals and % of individuals (95% CI for %)* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community to community n = 414 302 | Community to community with home care n = 221 169 | Community to long-term care n = 21 440 | Long-term care to long-term care n = 44 616 | |
| Age, yr, mean ± SD | 76.6 ± 7.3 | 80.0 ± 8.0 | 84.2 ± 7.2 | 84.2 ± 7.8 |
| Age group, yr | ||||
| 66–69 | 88 485 21.4 (21.2–21.5) | 28 075 12.7 (12.6–12.8) | 821 3.8 (3.6–4.1) | 2573 5.8 (5.6–6.0) |
| 70–74 | 92 083 22.2 (22.1–22.4) | 33 072 15.0 (14.8–15.1) | 1491 7.0 (6.6–7.3) | 3104 7.0 (6.7–7.2) |
| 75–79 | 89 271 21.5 (21.4–21.7) | 40 931 18.5 (18.3–18.7) | 2934 13.7 (13.2–14.2) | 5556 12.5 (12.1–12.8) |
| 80–84 | 76 876 18.6 (18.4–18.7) | 49 091 22.2 (22.0–22.4) | 5121 23.9 (23.2–24.5) | 9575 21.5 (21.0–21.9) |
| 85–89 | 47 885 11.6 (11.4–11.7) | 42 806 19.4 (19.2–19.5) | 5881 27.4 (26.7–28.1) | 12 030 27.0 (26.5–27.5) |
| ≥ 90 | 19 702 4.8 (4.7–4.8) | 27 194 12.3 (12.2–12.4) | 5192 24.2 (23.6–24.9) | 11 778 26.4 (25.9–26.9) |
| Sex, female | 205 067 49.5 (49.3–49.7) | 127 511 57.7 (57.3–58.0) | 13 900 64.8 (63.8–65.9) | 29 179 65.4 (64.6–66.2) |
| Neighbourhood income quintile | ||||
| Lowest | 83 342 20.1 (20.0–20.2) | 49 817 22.5 (22.3–22.7) | 5551 25.9 (25.2–26.6) | 10 635 23.8 (23.4–24.3) |
| Highest | 79 871 19.3 (19.1–19.4) | 39 025 17.6 (17.5–17.8) | 3305 15.4 (14.9–16.0) | 7354 16.5 (16.1–16.9) |
| Pre-existing chronic conditions | ||||
| Any | 408 499 98.6 (98.3–98.9) | 219 871 99.4 (99.0–99.8) | 21 381 99.7 (98.4–100) | 44 552 99.9 (98.9–100) |
| Anxiety or depression | 129 617 31.3 (31.1–31.5) | 83 443 37.7 (37.5–38.0) | 10 227 47.7 (46.8–48.6) | 23 227 52.1 (51.4–52.7) |
| Arthritis | 252 524 61.0 (60.7–61.2) | 139 831 63.2 (62.9–63.6) | 12 797 59.7 (58.7–60.7) | 23 897 53.6 (52.9–54.2) |
| Cancer | 100 783 24.3 (24.2–24.5) | 76 715 34.7 (34.4–34.9) | 4652 21.7 (21.1–22.3) | 9284 20.8 (20.4–21.2) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 83 407 20.1 (20.0–20.3) | 50 907 23.0 (22.8–23.2) | 3721 17.4 (16.8–17.9) | 10 776 24.2 (23.7–24.6) |
| Congestive heart failure | 93 773 22.6 (22.5–22.8) | 64 041 29.0 (28.7–29.2) | 5527 25.8 (25.1–26.5) | 15 678 35.1 (34.6–35.7) |
| Dementia | 48 036 11.6 (11.5–11.7) | 58 250 26.3 (26.1–26.5) | 15 157 70.7 (69.6–71.8) | 36 897 82.7 (81.7–83.5) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 148 694 35.9 (35.7–36.1) | 85 597 38.7 (38.4–39.0) | 7033 32.8 (32.0–33.6) | 17 646 39.6 (39.0–40.1) |
| Gastrointestinal bleeding, upper | 21 943 5.3 (5.2–5.4) | 9844 4.5 (4.4–4.5) | 762 3.6 (3.3–3.8) | 3767 8.4 (8.2–8.7) |
| Hypertension | 338 096 81.6 (81.3–81.9) | 184 739 83.5 (83.1–83.9) | 17 776 82.9 (81.7–84.1) | 36 460 81.7 (80.9–82.6) |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | 65 893 15.9 (15.8–16.0) | 40 611 18.4 (18.2–18.5) | 3748 17.5 (16.9–18.0) | 9136 20.5 (20.1–20.9) |
| Ischemic heart disease | 156 005 37.7 (37.5–37.8) | 72 955 33.0 (32.7–33.2) | 5581 26.0 (25.3–26.7) | 13 851 31.0 (30.5–31.6) |
| Osteoporosis or osteopenia | 106 986 25.8 (25.7–26.0) | 76 025 34.4 (34.1–34.6) | 9115 42.5 (41.6–43.4) | 19 484 43.7 (43.1–44.3) |
| Renal disease with long-term dialysis | 4685 1.1 (1.1–1.2) | 4024 1.8 (1.8–1.9) | 171 0.8 (0.7–0.9) | 583 1.3 (1.2–1.4) |
| Renal disease without long-term dialysis | 53 456 12.9 (12.8–13.0) | 37 149 16.8 (16.6–17.0) | 3188 14.9 (14.4–15.4) | 8089 18.1 (17.7–18.5) |
| No. of pre-existing conditions, mean ± SD | 3.9 ± 1.8 | 4.4 ± 1.8 | 4.6 ± 1.8 | 5.1 ± 1.9 |
| Health service use before index admission | ||||
| Any physician visit in previous year | 404 272 97.6 (97.3–97.8) | 216 437 97.9 (97.5–98.3) | 20 233 94.4 (93.1–95.7) | 44 430 99.6 (98.7–100.0) |
| Any ED visit in previous year | 184 516 44.5 (44.3–44.7) | 117 421 53.1 (52.8–53.4) | 10 763 50.2 (49.3–51.2) | 18 468 41.4 (40.8–42.0) |
| Any ED visit in previous 30 d | 73 274 17.7 (17.6–17.8) | 50 369 22.8 (22.6–23.0) | 4667 21.8 (21.1–22.4) | 5588 12.5 (12.2–12.9) |
| Any hospital admission in previous year | 32 873 7.9 (7.8–8.0) | 29 495 13.3 (13.2–13.5) | 2142 10.0 (9.6–10.4) | 8026 18.0 (17.6–18.4) |
| Any hospital admission in previous 30 d | 7154 1.7 (1.7–1.8) | 7295 3.3 (3.2–3.4) | 446 2.1 (1.9–2.3) | 1452 3.3 (3.1–3.4) |
| Home care use in previous 30 d | 13 973 3.4 (3.3–3.4) | 98 786 44.7 (44.4–44.9) | 10 903 50.9 (49.9–51.8) | 3997 9.0 (9.0–9.2) |
Note: CI = confidence interval, ED = emergency department, SD = standard deviation.
↵* Except where indicated otherwise.