UNI TED HEALTH FOUNDATI ON | AMERI CA S HEALTH RANKI NGS

SENI OR REPORT 2014

Determinants Rank: 23
Outcomes Rank: 32
Strengths:
Low prevalence of physical inactivity
High use of hospice care
Low prevalence of falls
Challenges:
High prevalence of chronic drinking
High use of ICU
Limited availability of home health
care workers
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Ranking: Florida is 28th in this Senior Report.
In the 2013 Edition, it ranked 27th.
Highlights:
Florida ranks in the top 10 for prevalence
of obesity among seniors; however, 840,000
seniors are obese in the state.
In Florida, 187,000 seniors report chronic
drinking.
In the past year, the prevalence of physical
inactivity among seniors dropped from
29.9 percent to 25.4 percent of seniors,
improving Floridas rank by 16.
Florida ranks 50th in the percentage of
seniors with multiple chronic conditions.
In the past year, fu vaccination coverage
decreased from 90.1 percent to 86.7
percent of adults aged 65 and older.
Disparities: In Florida, 60.1 percent of
seniors with a college education report their
health is very good or excellent compared to
only 14.5 percent of seniors with less than a
high school education.
State Health Department Website:
www.doh.state.f.us
Overall Rank: 28
FLORIDA
For a more detailed look at this data, visit
www.americashealthrankings.org/senior/FL
2014 NO 1
VALUE RANK STATE
Education (Percent of adults aged 65+) 23.5 19 31.0
Multiple Chronic Conditions (Percent of adults aged 65+) 43.5 50 20.9
Cognition (Percent of adults aged 65+) 9.0 28 6.6
Depression (Percent of adults aged 65+) 13.2 21 8.3
Suicide (Deaths per 100,000 adults aged 65+) 18.4 39 6.4
SENIOR POPULATION GROWTH STATE US
Projected Increase 20152030 87.9 52.7
SENIOR HEALTH
SUPPLEMENTAL MEASURES
2014 NO 1
VALUE RANK STATE
DETERMINANTS BEHAVIORS
Smoking (Percent of adults aged 65+) 8.1 14 4.7
Chronic Drinking (Percent of adults aged 65+) 5.1 44 1.7
Obesity (Percent of adults aged 65+) 22.9 9 14.1
Underweight (Percent of adults aged 65+) 1.4 13 0.8
Physical Inactivity (Percent of adults aged 65+) 25.4 5 21.1
Dental Visits (Percent of adults aged 65+) 65.7 24 77.2
Pain Management (Percent of adults aged 65+) 48.1 45 60.7
BEHAVIORS TOTAL 0.014 20
COMMUNITY & ENVIRONMENT
Poverty (Percent of adults aged 65+) 10.0 36 5.4
Volunteerism (Percent of adults aged 65+) 18.7 46 39.8
Nursing Home Quality (Percent of 4 & 5 star beds) 55.7 11 67.3
C&E MACRO PERSPECTIVE TOTAL -0.014 35
Social Support (Percent of adults aged 65+) 79.4 31 85.4
Food Insecurity (Percent of adults aged 60+) 16.1 35 8.4
Community Support (Dollars per adult aged 65+ in poverty) $1,649 7 $8,033
C&E MICRO PERSPECTIVE TOTAL -0.005 31
COMMUNITY & ENVIRONMENT TOTAL -0.019 30
POLICY
Low-Care Nursing Home Residents (Percent of residents) 8.5 13 1.1
Prescription Drug Coverage (Percent of adults aged 65+) 87.4 15 89.6
Geriatrician Shortfall (Percent of needed geriatricians) 68.9 32 13.1
POLICY TOTAL 0.023 16
CLINICAL CARE
Dedicated Health Care Provider (Percent of adults aged 65+) 93.9 35 97.5
Recommended Hospital Care (Percent of hospitalized patients aged 65+) 98.5 10 99.1
Flu Vaccine (Percent of adults aged 65+) 54.7 42 70.1
Health Screenings (Percent of adults aged 6574) 86.7 21 92.4
Diabetes Management (Percent of Medicare beneciaries) 86.1 1 86.1
Home Health Care (Number of workers per 1,000 adults aged 75+) 26.9 50 299.6
Preventable Hospitalizations (Discharges per 1,000 Medicare beneciaries) 63.5 28 27.4
Hospital Readmissions (Percent of hospitalized patients aged 65+) 16.0 33 12.3
Hospice Care (Percent of decedents aged 65+) 59.7 3 63.0
Hospital Deaths (Percent of decedents aged 65+) 21.2 10 16.4
CLINICAL CARE TOTAL 0.026 16
ALL DETERMINANTS 0.044 23
OUTCOMES
ICU Usage (Percent of decedents aged 65+) 23.1 49 5.1
Falls (Percent of adults aged 65+) 23.7 7 14.5
Hip Fractures (Rate per 1,000 Medicare beneciaries) 7.2 23 3.0
Health Status (Percent very good or excellent of adults aged 65+) 40.4 26 49.3
Able-Bodied (Percent of adults aged 65+) 66.1 13 68.2
Premature Death (Deaths per 100,000 population aged 6574) 1655 9 1425
Teeth Extractions (Percent of adults aged 65+) 15.8 22 7.0
Mental Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.0 47 1.5
ALL OUTCOMES -0.015 32
OVERALL 0.029 28