State Findings: Tennessee, 2022, 2022 Senior Report
Strengths
- Low percentage of low-care nursing home residents
- Low prevalence of excessive drinking
- Low prevalence of insufficient sleep
Challenges
- High early death rate
- High prevalence of full-mouth teeth extractions
- High prevalence of smoking
Highlights
- Geriatric providers increased 27% from 19.4 to 24.7 per 100,000 adults ages 65+ between September 2018 and September 2021
- Suicide increased 26% from 16.8 to 21.1 deaths per 100,000 adults ages 65+ between 2009-2011 and 2018-2020
- High health status increased 21% from 32.6% to 39.4% of adults ages 65+ between 2017 and 2020
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