Table 2 Baseline physician and resident characteristics by report view

  Female

18 (23.1%)

36 (27.3%)

54 (25.7%)

  Male

60 (76.9%)

96 (72.3%)

156 (74.3%)

 Age (mean ± SD)

55.7 ± 10.1

53.7 ± 11.1

54.4 ± 10.8

 Years practicing (mean ± SD)

28.9 ± 10.9

27.1 ± 11.9

28 (20–36)

  Foreign graduate

16 (20.5%)

11 (8.3%)

27 (12.9%)

  Canadian graduate

62 (79.5%)

121 (91.7%)

183 (87.1%)

 Number of LTC residents per month (mean ± SD)

59.7 ± 55.4

63.8 ± 54.1

62.3 ± 54.5

 Number of LTC billings per month (mean ± SD)

138.8 ± 195.7

109.8 ± 114.6

120.6 ± 150.1

 Percent of total billings in month in LTC (mean ± SD)

20.2 ± 23.6

25.4 ± 29.8

23.4 ± 27.7

 Number of beds in primary LTC home (mean ± SD)

169.2 ± 102.1

160.9 ± 77.6

164.0 ± 87.4

  Urban

69 (88.5%)

108 (81.8%)

177 (84.3%)

  Rural

9 (11.5%)

24 (18.2%)

33 (15.7%)

  Non-profit

38 (48.7%)

67 (50.8%)

105 (50.0%)

  Profit

40 (51.3%)

65 (49.2%)

105 (50.0%)

Resident characteristics

n = 8758

n = 15,427

n = 24,185

  Female

6144 (70.2%)

10,632 (68.9%)

16,776 (69.4%)

  Male

2614 (29.8%)

4795 (31.1%)

7409 (30.6%)

 Age (mean ± SD)

85.8 ± 7.5

85.3 ± 7.5

85.5 ± 7.5

  < 1 year

4502 (51.4%)

7721 (50.0%)

12,223 (50.5%)

  1–4 years

3070 (35.1%)

5455 (35.4%)

8525 (35.2%)

  5–9 years

1001 (11.4%)

1887 (12.2%)

2888 (11.9%)

  10+ years

185 (2.1%)

364 (2.4%)

549 (2.3%)

 Charlson comorbidity score (mean ± SD)

1.2 ± 1.7

1.2 ± 1.6

1.2 ± 1.7

 Diabetes*

2280 (26.0%)

3964 (25.7%)

6244 (25.8%)

 Hypertension*

5775 (65.9%)

9917 (64.3%)

15,692 (64.9%)

 Arteriosclerotic heart disease*

1238 (14.1%)

2197 (14.2%)

3435 (14.2%)

 Congestive heart failure*

1132 (12.9%)

1776 (11.5%)

2908 (12.0%)

 Peripheral vascular disease*

526 (6.0%)

893 (5.8%)

1419 (5.9%)

 Deep vein thrombosis*

113 (1.3%)

171 (1.1%)

284 (1.2%)

 Cardiac dysrhythmia*

692 (7.9%)

1091 (7.1%)

1783 (7.4%)

 Alzheimer’s or dementia*

15,965 (66.0%)

5685 (64.9%)

10,280 (66.6%)

 Cancer*

822 (9.4%)

1276 (8.3%)

2098 (8.7%)

 Obstructive airway disease*

1583 (18.1%)

2651 (17.2%)

4234 (17.5%)

 Depression*

2556 (29.2%)

4231 (27.4%)

6787 (28.1%)

 Psychosis*

431 (4.9%)

795 (5.2%)

1226 (5.1%)

 Arthritis*

139 (1.6%)

204 (1.3%)

343 (1.4%)

 Parkinson’s disease*

665 (7.6%)

1065 (6.9%)

1730 (7.2%)

 Level of function* (activities of daily living) (mean ± SD)

15.8 ± 7.3

15.6 ± 7.5

15.7 ± 7.4

 Pain score* (mean ± SD)

0.5 ± 0.8

0.5 ± 0.7

0.5 ± 0.8

 Depression rating score* (mean ± SD)

1.9 ± 2.3

1.9 ± 2.2

1.9 ± 2.3

  Low risk of falls

7137 (81.5%)

12,618 (81.8%)

19,755 (81.7%)

  Medium/high risk of falls

1621 (18.5%)

2809 (18.2%)

4430 (18.3%)

 Aggressive behavior scale* (mean ± SD)

1.4 ± 2.2

1.4 ± 2.2

1.4 ± 2.2

  Robust (score ≤ 0.2)

1550 (17.7%)

2894 (18.8%)

4444 (18.4%)

  Pre-Frail (score = 0.2 to 0.3)

2964 (33.8%)

5192 (33.7%)

8156 (33.7%)

  Frail (score ≥ 0.3)

4244 (48.5%)

7341 (47.6%)

11,585 (47.9%)

 ER visits in past year

4945 (56.5%)

8475 (54.9%)

13,420 (55.5%)

 Any inpatient hospitalization

3403 (38.9%)

5749 (37.3%)

9152 (37.8%)

 Any psychiatric consult in past year

1435 (16.4%)

2241 (14.5%)

3676 (15.2%)

 Any geriatric consult in past year

1218 (13.9%)

2060 (13.4%)

3278 (13.6%)

 Any antipsychotic use

2663 (30.4%)

4792 (31.1%)

7455 (30.8%)

 Any statin use

1796 (20.5%)

3154 (20.4%)

4950 (20.5%)

 Any benzodiazepine use

1077 (12.3%)

1936 (12.5%)

3013 (12.5%)