In 2021, only 0.1 percent of hospice patient care days were considered general inpatient care. Meanwhile, the vast majority of Medicare days of care were at the routine home care level, nearly 99 percent. This has increased in the reported time period.
Distribution of hospice patient care days in the U.S. from 2015 to 2021, by level of care
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Routine home care
General inpatient care
Inpatient respite care
Continuous home care
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NHPCO. (December 13, 2023). Distribution of hospice patient care days in the U.S. from 2015 to 2021, by level of care [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/339913/hospice-patient-care-days-in-the-us-by-level-of-care/
NHPCO. "Distribution of hospice patient care days in the U.S. from 2015 to 2021, by level of care." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339913/hospice-patient-care-days-in-the-us-by-level-of-care/
NHPCO. (2023). Distribution of hospice patient care days in the U.S. from 2015 to 2021, by level of care. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339913/hospice-patient-care-days-in-the-us-by-level-of-care/
NHPCO. "Distribution of Hospice Patient Care Days in The U.S. from 2015 to 2021, by Level of Care." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/339913/hospice-patient-care-days-in-the-us-by-level-of-care/
NHPCO, Distribution of hospice patient care days in the U.S. from 2015 to 2021, by level of care Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/339913/hospice-patient-care-days-in-the-us-by-level-of-care/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of hospice patient care days in the U.S. from 2015 to 2021, by level of care [Graph], NHPCO, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/339913/hospice-patient-care-days-in-the-us-by-level-of-care/