This statistic displays the distribution of locations for hospice patients at the time of death, in the United States in 2018. In that year, 12.8 percent of hospice patients were at hospice inpatient facilities at the time of death. Hospices provide medical care, pain management, as well as emotional and spiritual support. However, care for a patient is emphasized in a hospice where hospice staff typically visits a patient.
Distribution of U.S. hospice patients at time of death in 2018, by location*
* Location at patient's death.
** Includes skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, assisted living
facilities, and RHC days in a hospice inpatient facility.
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NHPCO. (August 20, 2020). Distribution of U.S. hospice patients at time of death in 2018, by location* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/339871/location-of-us-hospice-patients-at-death/
NHPCO. "Distribution of U.S. hospice patients at time of death in 2018, by location*." Chart. August 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339871/location-of-us-hospice-patients-at-death/
NHPCO. (2020). Distribution of U.S. hospice patients at time of death in 2018, by location*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339871/location-of-us-hospice-patients-at-death/
NHPCO. "Distribution of U.S. Hospice Patients at Time of Death in 2018, by Location*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/339871/location-of-us-hospice-patients-at-death/
NHPCO, Distribution of U.S. hospice patients at time of death in 2018, by location* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/339871/location-of-us-hospice-patients-at-death/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Distribution of U.S. hospice patients at time of death in 2018, by location* [Graph], NHPCO, August 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/339871/location-of-us-hospice-patients-at-death/
