Hospice Care
Data are for the U.S.
Hospice care agencies
- Number of hospice care agencies: 5,200 (2020)
- Proportion of hospice care agencies with for-profit ownership: 70.4% (2020)
Source: Biennial Overview of Post-acute and Long-term Care in the United States, Table 1
Hospice patients
- Number of patients: 1.5 million (2020)
Source: Biennial Overview of Post-acute and Long-term Care in the United States, Table 4