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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 home health care worker rate
- High percentage of hospice care use
- Low prevalence of excessive drinking
Challenges
- High prevalence of food insecurity
- High prevalence of obesity
- High percentage of seniors living in poverty
Highlights
- In the past year, four- or five-star rated nursing home beds increased 17% from 27.0% to 31.6% of certified nursing home beds
- In the past four years, high health status increased 19% from 30.4% to 36.1% of adults ages 65+
- In the past four years, suicide increased 22% from 15.0 to 18.3 deaths per 100,000 adults ages 65+
- In the past five years, preventable hospitalizations decreased 29% from 92.1 to 65.8 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees
- In the past five years, poverty increased 7% from 12.2% to 13.0% of adults ages 65+
- In the past five years, obesity increased 23% from 28.7% to 35.3% of adults ages 65+

