The following chart illustrates the types of dental services provided. Include Both the Young and the Old Apple Tree's patients include both ends of the age spectrum. In the Twin Cities, where patients are predominantly from nursing homes, almost 3,000 patients are between 85 and 99 years of age, and 93 patients are over 100 years old. In Hawley, most patients are children and young families. In the Twin Cities, where most of the patients are nursing home residents, over 3,700 patients are between 81 and 100 years of age.
Women outnumber men by almost three to one.
A typical Apple Tree nursing home patient is between 85 and 94 years old, has 13 medical conditions, and takes 7 different drugs. In Hawley, most patients are children and young families from the rural areas near Fargo-Moorhead. However, the value and cost of providing services has been rising much faster than Medical Assistance reimbursements. This fact illustrates the need for a modest amount of operating support for Apple Tree's programs, as well as the importance of community health leadership to help increase public support for dental care access. Advances Patient Care Conversion of Apple Tree's Database to Windows Reduces Administrative Costs Apple Tree converted its custom Apple Tree Dental Office Software from the Macintosh to the Windows operating system during 1999 and 2000.