Hospice Care

• 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

• Number of patients: 1.5 million (2020)

Source: Biennial Overview of Post-acute and Long-term Care in the United States, Table 4

• 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