Hospice Care

• Number of hospice care agencies: 4,300 (2016)
• Proportion of hospice care agencies with for-profit ownership: 63.0% (2016)

Source: Long-Term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States, 2015-2016, Appendix III. Detailed Tables, table V pdf icon[PDF – 5.6 MB]

• Number of patients: 1.4 million (2015)

Source: Long-Term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States, 2015-2016, Appendix III. Detailed Tables, table VIII pdf icon[PDF – 5.6 MB]

• National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servicesexternal icon
• Hospice Foundation of Americaexternal icon
• National Association for Home Care and Hospiceexternal icon
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organizationexternal icon