Level 1: independent; Level 2: assistance of family, friends, or home health-aide; Level 3: assisted living, skilled nursing or long-term facility, rehabilitation facility, or hospice.
Analysis included 372 surviving patients and not discharged to another acute care hospital. Excluded patients: one patient who was homeless at admission, three patients discharged to another acute care facility, and 27 patients who died.
§Patient required lower level of care at discharge compared to at hospitalization