Hospice Care

• Number of hospice care agencies: 4,700 (2018)
• Proportion of hospice care agencies with for-profit ownership: 66.4% (2018)

Source: Post-acute and Long-term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States, 2017–2018, Appendix III. Detailed Tables, table IX [PDF – 1.2 MB]

• Number of patients: 1.6 million (2018)

Source: Post-acute and Long-term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States, 2017–2018, Appendix III. Detailed Tables, table XII [PDF – 1.2 MB]

• National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Hospice Foundation of America
• National Association for Home Care and Hospice
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization