Table 2.
Percentage of Hospice Providing Services by Year, 2002–2008 (N=459)
| Year (n)
| |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 (60) | 2003 (74) | 2004 (67) | 2005 (58) | 2006 (67) | 2007 (62) | 2008 (71) | |
| Core hospice services | |||||||
| Skilled nursing care (%) | 96.7 | 85.1 | 83.6 | 94.8 | 97.0 | 98.4 | 98.6 |
| Physician care (%) | 65.0 | 56.8 | 65.7 | 72.4 | 70.2 | 75.8 | 81.7 |
| Social services(%) | 95.0 | 77.0 | 79.1 | 86.2 | 91.0 | 95.2 | 98.6 |
| Counseling (%) | 75.0 | 66.2 | 68.7 | 81.0 | 85.1 | 90.3 | 91.6 |
| Noncore hospice services | |||||||
| Home-health aide/homemaker (%) | 88.3 | 73.0 | 71.6 | 77.6 | 86.6 | 93.6 | 87.3 |
| Equipment/supplies (%) | 96.7 | 82.4 | 85.1 | 93.1 | 98.5 | 98.4 | 95.8 |
| Medication (%) | 93.3 | 78.4 | 85.1 | 96.6 | 97.0 | 96.8 | 97.2 |
| Therapy (%) | 65.0 | 62.2 | 64.2 | 55.2 | 59.7 | 58.1 | 57.8 |
| Inpatient care (%) | 50.0 | 59.5 | 56.7 | 70.7 | 59.7 | 61.3 | 62.0 |
| Transportation (%) | 50.0 | 50.0 | 56.7 | 62.1 | 65.7 | 79.0 | 71.8 |
| Other hospice services | |||||||
| Imaging/laboratory (%) | 55.0 | 60.8 | 55.2 | 56.9 | 67.2 | 72.6 | 69.0 |
| Outpatient (%) | 15.0 | 23.8 | 32.8 | 36.2 | 31.3 | 32.3 | 28.2 |
| Radiation therapy (%) | 18.3 | 10.8 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 10.5 | 17.7 | 18.3 |
| Chemotherapy (%) | 1.7 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 5.6 |