Table 1 Cohort summary of the included cases

Total included cases

1341

Age (mean (SD))

1341

78.10 (14.1)

Sex - Male (%)

1341

626 (46.7)

NESB - YES (%)

1339

249 (18.6)

Initial Unit (%)

1341

 Trauma

621 (46.3)

 General Medicine

279 (20.8)

 Orthopaedic

319 (23.8)

 Other

122 (9.1)

Mobility (%)

1316

 Independent, nil aid

774 (58.8))

 Assistance

53 (4.0)

 Independent with aid

427 (32.4)

 Non Ambulant

12 (0.9)

 Supervision

50 (3.8)

Usual Residence (%)

1322

 Home Alone

425 (32.1)

 Home with Others

760 (57.5)

 RACF

119 (9.0)

 SRS

18 (1.4)

Independent ADL

 Bathing (%)

1304

1053 (80.8)

 Dressing (%)

1303

1119 (85.9)

 Toileting (%)

1304

1201 (92.1)

 Transferring (%)

1305

1218 (93.3)

 Continence (%)

1305

1119 (85.7)

 Feeding (%)

1303

1257 (96.5)

Katz Score (median [IQR])

1302

6.00 [5.25, 6.00]

Low Fall (%)

1338

858 (64.1)

Complications

 Delirium (%)

1338

350 (26.2)

 UTI (%)

1337

84 (6.3)

 Pneumonia (%)

1338

143 (10.7)

 VTE (%)

1337

33 (2.5)

 MI (%)

1338

18 (1.3)

 Transfusion (%)

1338

275 (20.6)

 Pressure Injury (%)

1338

37 (2.8)

 Fall (%)

1338

55 (4.1)

 Unplanned ICU (%)

1338

29 (2.2)

 Any Complication (%)

1337

617 (46.1)

Polypharmacy (%)

1326

908 (68.5)

Anticoagulated (%)

1327

269 (20.3)

Dementia (%)

1341

1181 (88.1)

CCI (median [IQR])

1330

1.00 [0.00, 2.00]

Surgery (%)

1329

599 (45.1)

Katz Score on Discharge (median [IQR])*

1200

4.00 [2.00, 6.00]

Discharge Destination (%)*

1247

 Previous Residence

598 (48.0)

 Brain Injury Rehab

9 (0.7)

 GEM

149 (11.9)

 New RACF

55 (4.4)

 Other

91 (7.3)

 Other Private Residence

18 (1.4)

 Rehabilitation

214 (17.2)

 Rehabilitation in the Home

113 (9.1)

LOS (median [IQR])*

1250

7.00 [4.00, 13.00]

Functional Decline (%)*

1218

867 (71.2)

Inpatient Mortality (%)

1341

91 (6.8)