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In-Home Hospice Demand Surges

Published on Fri Feb 12, 2021

The uptick in hospice utilization is not going unnoticed. Hospices are seeing double-digit percentage increases in the number of patients being cared for at home, reports the Associated Press. For example: Carroll Hospice in Westminster, Maryland, has seen a 30 percent to 40 percent spike in demand for home-based care due to the desire to avoid nursing homes and COVID [...]
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