Share of seniors with dementia who were hospitalized in their last 30 days of life, in TM, ACOs and MA

  1. Traditional Medicare enrollees: 27.9%
  2. Those attributed to an Accountable Care Organization: 28.1%
  3. Medicare Advantage enrollees: 20.5%
Notes: From an article entitled, "Dying with dementia in Medicare Advantage, Accountable Care Organizations, or traditional Medicare," by Joan M. Teno MD, MS; Laura M. Keohane PhD; Susan L. Mitchell MD, MPH; David J. Meyers PhD; Jennifer N. Bunker MPH; Emmanuelle Belanger PhD; Pedro L. Gozalo PhD; and Amal N. Trivedi MD, MPH. This is a retrospective study of 370,094 seniors with dementia who had a nursing home stay between 91 and 180 days prior to death, two or more functional impairments, and mild to severe cognitive impairment.

Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, May 14, 2021 - https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.17225

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