Medicare home health patients more likely to eventually receive hospice care, study finds

Medicare home health patients more likely to eventually receive hospice care, study finds 
McKnights Home Care, by Adam Healy; 2/20/24
Patients who use home health later in life tend to be more likely to enter hospice for end-of-life care — particularly those without dementia. This underscores the need for better home health staff training and enhanced care continuity for Medicare patients, according to a recent study. ... Those beneficiaries who received home healthcare were more likely to enter hospice during their last year of life compared to those who did not have any home health, the study published Feb. 15 in the Journal of Palliative Medicine found.