Table 2.

End-of-Life Characteristics of Decedents

Characteristic	n (%)
Total, N	177
Place of death
Home	135 (76.3)
Hospital	21 (11.9)
Facility	17 (9.6)
Referred to hospice before death (n=173)	148 (85.5)
Enrolled in hospice (n=173)	147 (85.0)
Hospice LOS ≤3 d (n=147)	22 (15.0)
Inpatient care in last 30 d of life (n=147)	25 (17.0)
Mechanical ventilation during terminal hospitalization (n=172)	5 (2.9)
Hospitalized in last 30 d of life (n=171)	64 (37.4)
Hospitalizations in last 90 d of life, median (range), n	1 (0–5)
Nursing home care in last 90 d of life (n=173)	8 (4.6)
Healthcare transition in last 3 d of life (n=173)	39 (22.5)
>3 Hospitalizations in last 90 d of life (n=173)	17 (9.8)

Abbreviation: LOS, length of stay.