For the first time since the early 20th century, the home has become the common place among American’s dying of natural causes.
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Health Statistics. The data showed differences in place of death according to who you are, and that those dying from diseases other than cancer are less likely to die at home than those who are white or those who die from cancer.
| YEAR | HOSPITAL | HOME | NURSING FACILITY | HOSPICE FACILITY | OTHER |
| 2003 | 3970% | 2380% | 2360% | 20% | 1230% |
| 2004 | 3870% | 2440% | 2350% | 50% | 1250% |
| 2005 | 3810% | 2460% | 2370% | 150% | 1190% |
| 2006 | 3750% | 2510% | 2340% | 220% | 1140% |
| 2007 | 3700% | 2530% | 2320% | 290% | 1130% |
| 2008 | 3710% | 2570% | 2330% | 370% | 1090% |
| 2009 | 3410% | 2570% | 2220% | 400% | 1110% |
| 2010 | 3380% | 2710% | 2230% | 500% | 1170% |
| 2011 | 3300% | 2730% | 2240% | 560% | 1160% |
| 2012 | 3190% | 2820% | 2170% | 640% | 1170% |
| 2013 | 3120% | 2890% | 2140% | 650% | 1190% |
| 2014 | 3090% | 2940% | 2130% | 750% | 1090% |
| 2015 | 3050% | 2980% | 2120% | 820% | 1030% |
| 2016 | 3010% | 3050% | 2080% | 820% | 1040% |
| 2017 | 2980% | 3170% | 2080% | 830% | 1030% |
Source: PATRICK SKERRETT / STATADAPTED FROM THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 2019; 381:2369-2370
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Lisa Remington is president and publisher of the Remington Report magazine and President of Remington’s Home Care Leadership Think Tank. She has worked with more than 10,000 organizations in both a consultancy role and an educator. Lisa monitors the complex key trends and forces of change to develop a correct strategic approach to de-risk decision-making and create sustainable futures across the healthcare continuum.
