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America’s Heath Rankings charts are available for you to download for use in PowerPoint presentations, handouts, or wherever you choose! In the top right corner of any chart, press the download icon.
You can also share a single chart, a whole measure, or a State page to Facebook or Twitter by looking for the share icon in the top right corner of a chart or an entire web page.
Strengths
- High percentage of dental visits
- Low geriatrician shortfall
- High percentage of able-bodied seniors
Challenges
- High percentage of hospital deaths
- High prevalence of activity-limiting joint pain
- Limited availability of home-delivered meals
Highlights
- In the past year, nursing home quality increased 11% from 46.2% to 51.2% of beds rated 4- or 5-stars.
- In the past year, preventable hospitalizations decreased 12% from 56.7 to 50.1 discharges per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries.
- In the past year, low-care nursing home residents decreased 11% from 15.1% to 13.5% of residents.
- In the past 2 years, poverty increased 16% from 6.7% to 7.8% of adults ages 65+.
- In the past 3 years, hospital deaths decreased 24% from 32.2% to 24.6% of decedents ages 65+.

