Figure 2. Percentage Growth in Rates of Hospice Use and Mean Lengths of Hospice Stay for Nursing Home Decedents, 1999-2006.
Bar = Mean Length of Hospice Stay
Line = Percent Growth in Percent Hospice Since 1999
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