Celebrating Home Care and Hospice Caregivers
The month of November is Home Care and Hospice Month. Thousands of home care and hospice professionals across the nation are honored for the key role they play in our healthcare system.
Did you know:
- More than 12 million people in the United States require some form of home health care and more than 1.6 million people receive hospice services.
- There are just over 6,000 hospice providers and more than 12,000 home health providers nationwide.
- 78 million baby boomers just turned 65 and the remaining boomers will reach this age in the next two decades.
- In 2016, home care providers traveled 7.6 billion miles to deliver services.
- Ninety percent of Americans want to age in place, and home care is the preferred method of healthcare delivery among the disabled, elderly and chronically ill.
- Home care provides high-quality, compassionate care to more than 5 million Americans annually.
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network team would like to say THANK YOU to the thousands of home health and hospice nurses, therapists, aides, volunteers and other caregivers who work hard to ensure that patients receive the highest quality of care in their homes each and every day. Your efforts are recognized and appreciated.
For more information about National Home Care & Hospice Month, click here.
Fast Facts Sources:
healthcarefirst.com
National Association for Home Care and Hospice