†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