Table 3.

Preferred place of care in 2987 (22.7%) decedents for whom it was recorded

Preferred place of care	na	%
Home	1521	50.9
Care home	702	23.5
Nursing home	517	17.3
Hospital	134	4.5
Discussion not appropriate	40	1.3
Patient undecided	28	0.9
Hospice	22	0.7
Residential care	20	0.7
Community hospital	9	0.3
Relative’s home	4	0.1
Patient declined to participate	2	0.1

^aTotal = 2999 as some participants were asked more than once.