Hospice of McDowell County, Inc. Serving Our Neighbors Since 1994 |
According to the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), the following statistics are characteristic of programs in the United States in 2002 and 2003. Figures are estimated and the last date for current figures.
56% were female
44% were male
For all Americans who died
25% died at home
25% died in a nursing facility
50% died in a hospital (15% in the emergency room/35% in acute care)
For all Americans who died in 2003:
25% died at home
25% died in a nursing facility
50% died in a hospital (15% in the emergency room; 35% in acute care)
57.9% died at home
21.5% died in a nursing facility
4.8% died in a hospice unit
9.0% died in a hospital
4.1% died in a free-standing inpatient facility operated entirely by hospice
2.7% died in a residential care setting
For those patients who died under Hospice Care
50% died at home
23% died in a nursing facility
7% died in a hospice unit
9% died in a hospital
7% died in a free-standing inpatient facility operated entirely by hospice
4% died in a residential care setting
50.5% were diagnosed with cancer on admission
The top five non-cancer causes of death in Hospice
End-stage heart disease (10.7%)
Dementia (8.3%)
Lung Disease (6.7%)
End-stage kidney disease (3%)
End-stage liver disease (1.6%)
49% were diagnosed with cancer on admission
The top five non-cancer causes of death in Hospice
End-stage heart disease (11%)
Dementia (9.6%)
Lung Disease (6.8%)
End-stage kidney disease (2.8%)
End-stage liver disease (1.6%)
2002 an each patient admitted to hospice care received an average of 39.2 staff visits per admission; 1.5 days between those visits and averaged 4.8 visits per week from hospice workers.
2003 statistics not currently available
Facts about Hospice of McDowell County
Hospice of McDowell County, Inc. began as dream of a handful of community volunteers in 1993. This group hired the Executive Director in 1994 and began the long, arduous mission of developing a ministry through Hospice guidelines. This ministry has grown to what is now a thriving tradition serving the needs of the family's facing life-threatening illnesses.
Hospice of McDowell County admitted the first patient in 1994 with two staff members and a number of volunteers. The first nurses for Hospice of McDowell County, Inc. were on loan from the McDowell Hospital.
In 2005 Hospice of McDowell County admitted 149 patients, including 27 patients in Nursing Homes, and averaged 42 patients per day, (highest in the organizations history), with a median length of stay of 40 days. This means that 20 of the patients admitted to Hospice care died within the first 40 days of their admission.
By Diagnosis 45% of the admissions had a Cancer related diagnosis, while 55% were non-cancer related, such as ALS, Stroke/CVA, Liver Disease, End Stage Renal Disease, End Stage Heart Disease and Dementia/Alzheimer's.
The challenges facing those at the end-of-life feel un-surmountable. Our commitment is to stand side-by-side with our neighbors to face head-on the challenges of hospice & palliative care in McDowell County.
Hospice of McDowell County, Inc.
575 Airport Road, Marion, NC 28752
Phone: (828) 652-1318
Fax: (828)
659-1631
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