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Mother’s Touch, Inc.

TRENDS IN 2015

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Number of Hospice Facilities Increasing The number of hospice programs nationwide continues to increase — from the first program that opened in 1974 to approximately 5,800 programs today. This estimate includes both primary locations and satellite offices. Hospices are located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Resource:nhpco.org

Fewer Government Facilities for Hospice Government owned programs comprise the smallest percentage of hospice providers (about 5% in 2013). The number of for-profit Medicare- certified hospice providers has been steadily increasing over the past several years. In contrast, the number of Medicare-certified not-for-profit or government providers has declined over the same period. Resource: Healthaffairs.com

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Future Generations Supporting the Elderly Declining in Numbers

As a result of the relatively slower growth of the under-65 population, the percentage of Americans 65 and older will increase from 13 percent in 2010 to 21 percent by 2040! The projected 2040 share of the older group is up one percentage point from what the Census projected four years ago. According to the new Census Bureau projections, the U.S. population will grow from 309 million in 2010 to 400 million by 2050, 39 million fewer than the level projected four years ago. The declining proportion of working-age citizens raises questions about how economic growth and well-being can be sustained with slower growth in the U.S. labor supply. Currently there are about five “working-age” Americans (age 18 to 64) for every person 65 or older. According to the new projections, this 5-to-1 support ratio will slip to less than 3-to-1 by 2030. www.census.org

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