In 2021, the average length of stay for Medicare patients enrolled in hospice was 92 days or 3 months, yet the median length of stay was 17 days or less than three weeks. Hospices provide end-of-life medical care, pain management, as well as emotional and spiritual support. This statistic displays the average and median length of stay for Medicare patients enrolled in hospice in the U.S. from 2015 to 2021.
Average and median length of stay for Medicare patients enrolled in hospice in the U.S. from 2015 to 2021
(in days)
“Lifetime length of stay” is calculated for decedents (patients who have died) who were using hospice at the time of death or before death and reflects the total number of days the decedent was enrolled in the Medicare hospice benefit during their lifetime.
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NHPCO. (December 13, 2023). Average and median length of stay for Medicare patients enrolled in hospice in the U.S. from 2015 to 2021 (in days) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/339862/length-of-hospice-services-in-the-us/
NHPCO. "Average and median length of stay for Medicare patients enrolled in hospice in the U.S. from 2015 to 2021 (in days)." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339862/length-of-hospice-services-in-the-us/
NHPCO. (2023). Average and median length of stay for Medicare patients enrolled in hospice in the U.S. from 2015 to 2021 (in days). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339862/length-of-hospice-services-in-the-us/
NHPCO. "Average and Median Length of Stay for Medicare Patients Enrolled in Hospice in The U.S. from 2015 to 2021 (in Days)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/339862/length-of-hospice-services-in-the-us/
NHPCO, Average and median length of stay for Medicare patients enrolled in hospice in the U.S. from 2015 to 2021 (in days) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/339862/length-of-hospice-services-in-the-us/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Average and median length of stay for Medicare patients enrolled in hospice in the U.S. from 2015 to 2021 (in days) [Graph], NHPCO, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/339862/length-of-hospice-services-in-the-us/
