Table 2 Occasions of service and number of users over the twelve-month study period
Occasions of service | No of users | Percentage of the group utilising services | Averagea (SD) | Medianb (IQR) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health and residential care services n = 337 | |||||
Hospital admissions | 192 | 112 | 33 % | 0.57 (21.63) | 0.00 (0.50) |
Residential high care | 3 | 3 | 1 % | 0.009 (0.25) | 0.00 (0.00) |
Residential low care | 21c | 21 | 6 % | 0.06 (0.25) | 0.00 (0.00) |
ED presentations | 39 | 33 | 10 % | 0.12 (0.39) | 0.00 (0.00) |
GP | 3,333 | 333 | 99 % | 9.89 (6.49) | 9.00 (3.50) |
GP-home | 256 | 55 | 16 % | 0.76 (2.67) | 0.00 (0.00) |
Specialist | 748 | 189 | 56 % | 2.22 (3.72) | 1.00 (5.00) |
Nursing | 1,263 | 68 | 20 % | 3.75 (16.20) | 0.00 (1.50) |
Physiotherapy | 975 | 83 | 25 % | 2.89 (3.75) | 0.00 (0.00) |
Occupational therapy | 59 | 22 | 7 % | 0.18 (0.89) | 0.00 (0.00) |
Social support services in community-dwellers n = 319 (excludes participants living in low-care residential facility) | |||||
Showering/dressing/personal care | 4,980 | 58 | 18 % | 15.61 (46) | 0.00 (0.00) |
Meals assistance | 12,409 | 92 | 29 % | 38.90 (88) | 0.00 (21.00) |
Domestic services | 8,153 | 190 | 60 % | 25.56 (49) | 11 (16.00) |
Transport | 3,586 | 123 | 39 % | 11.24 (29) | 0.00 (5.00) |
Shopping | 2,206 | 71 | 22 % | 6.92 (24) | 0.00 (0.00) |