Chapter 7 Hospice
Copyright © 2005 by Thomson Delmar Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.2 Number of Hospice Programs in the United States 1 1,545 1,529 1,874 2,059 2,470 3,021 3,1393,1503, ,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,
Copyright © 2005 by Thomson Delmar Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.3 Organizational Auspices of Hospices
Copyright © 2005 by Thomson Delmar Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.4 Number of Hospice Patients (of 2.4 million deaths in 2001, approximately 32% were in hospice ) Thousands
Copyright © 2005 by Thomson Delmar Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.5 Profile of Hospice Patients
Copyright © 2005 by Thomson Delmar Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.6 Diagnoses of Hospice Patients 54% 10% 4% 7% 4.40% 15% Dementia/ Alzheimer's, 6% 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%