National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.124b

Table 1.124b
Chronic care: Percent of residents who lose too much weight, by State, 2004 and 2005^a
	2005				2004
	Number of nursing homes		Percent^b	Standard error	Number of nursing homes		Percent^b	Standard error
State	Total	With score^b	Percent^b	Standard error	Total	With score^b	Percent^b	Standard error
United States	15,984	13,559	8.6	0.04	16,119	13,734	8.6	0.04
Alabama	229	215	9.6	0.32	229	216	9.5	0.39
Alaska	15	5	12.0	3.16	14	5	8.0	0.84
Arizona	133	113	8.2	0.46	133	114	8.5	0.44
Arkansas	236	206	9.1	0.35	237	211	9.3	0.38
California	1,295	1,012	7.5	0.16	1,309	1,038	7.4	0.15
Colorado	213	176	9.1	0.40	215	177	8.5	0.40
Connecticut	246	232	8.6	0.28	247	233	8.5	0.26
Delaware	42	36	9.7	0.60	42	36	7.5	0.64
District of Columbia	20	16	9.2	0.98	20	17	9.3	0.69
Florida	685	617	9.6	0.19	691	620	9.3	0.19
Georgia	362	337	9.6	0.26	362	339	9.4	0.25
Hawaii	45	32	7.8	0.81	45	32	8.7	0.70
Idaho	80	56	9.5	0.76	80	57	9.2	0.72
Illinois	802	675	9.6	0.21	815	687	8.8	0.20
Indiana	510	428	8.0	0.22	509	438	8.3	0.21
Iowa	456	383	6.8	0.22	457	389	6.6	0.22
Kansas	358	276	7.6	0.33	367	286	7.4	0.28
Kentucky	296	245	10.5	0.30	295	243	10.6	0.34
Louisiana	303	273	9.9	0.34	307	281	10.5	0.31
Maine	114	85	9.6	0.61	116	85	9.4	0.58
Maryland	236	199	8.1	0.32	241	201	8.1	0.31
Massachusetts	456	396	7.7	0.20	467	399	7.9	0.21
Michigan	430	384	9.4	0.27	429	385	8.8	0.24
Minnesota	400	367	8.0	0.23	415	385	8.2	0.24
Mississippi	204	179	9.3	0.33	205	182	9.1	0.36
Missouri	519	441	8.2	0.25	521	439	8.2	0.25
Montana	98	60	7.6	0.55	101	62	8.5	0.63
Nebraska	225	176	7.5	0.37	227	186	7.5	0.32
Nevada	47	34	10.0	0.69	43	33	9.6	0.87
New Hampshire	82	72	8.6	0.69	82	72	7.9	0.48
New Jersey	360	317	9.6	0.28	358	311	9.7	0.29
New Mexico	76	59	9.3	0.73	80	64	9.5	0.61
New York	658	615	7.8	0.14	661	627	7.9	0.14
North Carolina	422	373	10.0	0.27	422	368	10.5	0.29
North Dakota	83	70	7.2	0.50	83	72	7.0	0.49
Ohio	970	833	8.6	0.16	979	840	8.5	0.15
Oklahoma	348	242	8.3	0.35	364	259	7.6	0.36
Oregon	138	101	10.1	0.64	138	100	9.9	0.55
Pennsylvania	717	617	8.7	0.18	723	630	8.6	0.16
Rhode Island	90	76	7.3	0.59	95	79	7.4	0.56
South Carolina	176	146	10.4	0.43	177	144	9.8	0.42
South Dakota	111	104	7.6	0.46	111	101	7.4	0.48
Tennessee	329	292	10.3	0.32	332	289	10.3	0.30
Texas	1,131	943	7.1	0.16	1,137	947	7.6	0.17
Utah	93	63	7.2	0.60	90	64	7.3	0.56
Vermont	41	34	9.2	0.77	41	34	9.7	0.72
Virginia	278	239	10.9	0.32	278	241	10.8	0.35
Washington	247	207	10.0	0.35	250	212	10.0	0.36
West Virginia	132	111	10.1	0.49	133	111	11.0	0.47
Wisconsin	400	360	8.4	0.25	399	362	8.1	0.22
Wyoming	39	31	11.5	1.34	39	31	10.0	0.97

^a Data reflect care for the period July 1 through September 30 of the indicated year.

^b A facility had to have at least 30 residents in the denominator for a chronic care measure to be calculated, therefore, the number of facilities may vary for each measure reported in a State.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Minimum Data Set. Data were downloaded from www.medicare.gov/nhcompare/home.asp. The 2005 data were downloaded in March 2006; the 2004 data, in March 2005.

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