The CDC has released more data from the 2010 survey of residential care communities. The new data brief includes information on the demographic makeup of those living in residential care communities and health status of those living in senior living communities.
According to the data brief issued by the National Center for Health Statistics, a subset of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 in 10 residents of residential care communities receive assistance with three or more activities of daily living. These residents of assisted living and other residential care communities most commonly receive assistance with the following three activities: 72 percent receive assistance with bathing, 52 percent receive assistance with dressing, and 36 percent receive assistance with toileting. The majority of residents in these communities (54 percent) are 85 or older, and 70 percent of residents are female. The typical stay in a residential care community lasts 671 days, or approximately 22 months.
Residents of these communities also often have been diagnosed with at least two of the ten most common chronic conditions. One-half of residents have two to three of these chronic conditions, while 26 percent have four to ten of these common chronic conditions. The ten most common chronic conditions, from least to most common among those living in residential care communities, are stroke, cancer, COPD and allied conditions, diabetes, osteoporosis, arthritis, depression, heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, and high blood pressure.
Read the full National Survey of Residential Care Facilities Data Brief for more information on this important survey, which includes data from ALFA members.
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