Table 1.

Demographics of Home Hospice Patients

	Patients of caregivers interviewed (N = 38), n (%)
Age (years)
Mean	77
Median	80
Gender
Female	25 (66)
Ethnicity
White	14 (37)
Black	9 (23)
Hispanic	14 (37)
Asian	1 (3)
Other	0 (0)
Length of stay in home hospice (days)
Mean	75
Median	42
Primary hospice diagnosis
Cancer	23 (60)
Noncancer	15 (40)