Elderly patients are at greater risk of an ADE. Two-thirds of adults age 65 or older take one or more prescription drugs daily. Patients age 60 years and older account for 10-17% of hospitalizations and 51% of the deaths from ADEs, although this age group represents just 17% of the U.S. population. Following discharge, 50% of patients with ADRs declined in one or more activities of daily living, compared to 24% of patients without ADRs.