Hospice care is on the rise in 2014. Here are some useful facts about a relatively new area of healthcare in the United States.

1. The Rise of Hospice
Care in America
Hospice care is on the rise in the United States.
Here are some useful facts about a relatively new area of healthcare.
Purpose of hospice care:
Caring not curing terminally ill patients
Hospice services:
• Manage pain and symptoms
• Provides drug, medical supplies, and equipment
• Instruct family on patient care
• Provide speech and physical therapy services
• Help with emotional, psychological and spiritual issues
• Provide short-term in-patient care when needed
• Offer bereavement care and counseling to family
How many people are in hospice care?
More than 1.6 million people are in hospice care in the U.S.
The number of hospice patients has steadily increased:
56% 43%
How many hospices are in the US?
The first hospice opened in 1974;
today, there are more than 5,500.
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