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We also assessed the percentage of residents requiring assistance with their activities of daily living (ADL) according to the KATZ scale. Within our cohort of residents aged ≥65 years, the majority of residents with CHD required assistance with 3-4 ADLs (p=0.18) (Figure 1). However, this was found to not be statistically significant. Excluding the presence of CHD, people within the CHD cohort were found to have on average a greater number of chronic conditions than those without CDH (CHD: 3.2 ± 1.7 non-CHD 2.5 ± 1, 4, p