Vulnerability percentages by group and assessment time points
| HHC referral group | Vulnerability categories (VES-13 score) | Baseline | 30 Days postdischarge | 90 Days postdischarge | |||
| % (n) | Total N | % (n) | Total N | % (n) | Total N | ||
| Overall sample | Not vulnerable (0–2) | 55.9 (466) | 834 | 60.8 (491) | 807 | 65.6 (514) | 784 |
| Vulnerable (3–6) | 24.9 (208) | 20.6 (166) | 18.4 (144) | ||||
| Extremely vulnerable (7–10) | 19.2 (160) | 18.6 (150) | 16.1 (126) | ||||
| Non-HHC referred | Not vulnerable (0–2) | 59.7 (426) | 713 | 65.8 (455) | 692 | 69.2 (466) | 673 |
| Vulnerable (3–6) | 24.3 (173) | 20.1 (139) | 17.4 (117) | ||||
| Extremely vulnerable (7–10) | 16.0 (114) | 14.2 (98) | 13.4 (90) | ||||
| HHC referred | Not vulnerable (0–2) | 33.1 (40) | 121 | 31.3 (36) | 115 | 43.2 (48) | 111 |
| Vulnerable (3–6) | 28.9 (35) | 23.5 (27) | 24.3 (27) | ||||
| Extremely vulnerable (7–10) | 38.0 (46) | 45.2 (52) | 32.4 (36) | ||||
HHC, home healthcare; VES-13, Vulnerable Elders Survey 13.