Table 1. Long-term Care Facility Resident Characteristics Pre- and Post-Care by Design
Patient CharacteristicsBefore Care by Design™* (n = 203)After Care by Design™† (n = 150)P Value
Age (years), median (IQR)86.0 (81.0–93.0)86.0 (79.0–92.0).18‡
Sex
    Female72.9 (148)79.58 (113).47§
    Missing—1.41 (2)
Cognitive status.78‖
    Dementia57.1 (116)54.23 (77)
    Within normal limits38.4 (78)26.76 (38)
    Other1.9 (4)3.52 (5)
    Missing2.4 (5)15.49 (22)
Duration of stay in LTCF (years), mean (SD)5.84 (3.54)4.5 (2.20)<.0001**

  • Data are % (n) unless otherwise indicated.

  • ↵* September 1, 2008, to January 31, 2009.

  • ↵† September 1, 2010, to January 31, 2011.

  • ↵‡ Wilcoxon rank-sum test.

  • ↵§ χ2 Test.

  • ↵‖ χ2 Test (rate of dementia).

  • ↵** t Test.

  • IQR, interquartile range; LTCF, long-term care facility; SD, standard deviation.