Location of death among hospice patients in the U.S. 2018
This statistic displays the distribution of locations for hospice patients at the time of death, in the United States in 2018. In that year, 12.8 percent of hospice patients were at hospice inpatient facilities at the time of death. Hospices provide medical care, pain management, as well as emotional and spiritual support. However, care for a patient is emphasized in a hospice where hospice staff typically visits a patient.
