Average length of stay in hospice in the United States 2015-2021

Published by Jenny Yang, Feb 6, 2024
In 2021, the average length of stay for Medicare patients enrolled in hospice was 92 days or 3 months, yet the median length of stay was 17 days or less than three weeks. Hospices provide end-of-life medical care, pain management, as well as emotional and spiritual support. This statistic displays the average and median length of stay for Medicare patients enrolled in hospice in the U.S. from 2015 to 2021.

Average and median length of stay for Medicare patients enrolled in hospice in the U.S. from 2015 to 2021 (in days)

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Release date

December 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

2015 to 2021

Supplementary notes

“Lifetime length of stay” is calculated for decedents (patients who have died) who were using hospice at the time of death or before death and reflects the total number of days the decedent was enrolled in the Medicare hospice benefit during their lifetime.

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