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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
- Low percentage of seniors living in poverty
- High percentage of able-bodied seniors
- High home-delivered meals rate
Challenges
- High percentage of low-care nursing home residents
- Low percentage of four- and five-star nursing home beds
- High prevalence of excessive drinking
Highlights
- In the past year, home health care workers increased 12% from 84.2 to 94.7 aides per 1,000 adults ages 75+
- In the past year, poverty decreased 25% from 6.1% to 4.6% of adults ages 65+
- In the past five years, food insecurity increased 37% from 9.2% to 12.6% of adults ages 60+
- In the past year, preventable hospitalizations increased 5% from 44.8 to 47.1 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees
- In the past three years, suicide increased 60% from 12.0 to 19.2 deaths per 100,000 adults ages 65+
- In the past five years, smoking decreased 15% from 7.3% to 6.2% of adults ages 65+

