Findings of the National End of Life Survey | 2023
Figure 3.11 Overall experiences of care received in a nursing home or
residential care facility by illnesses in the last hours and days of life
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
66.0%
19.3%
14.7% 16.1% 14.5% 16.1%
Cancer Covid-19 Dementia Heart condition Influenza or pneumonia Lung condition Neurological condition End stage renal disease Don't know Something else
52.7%
31.2%
57.5% 58.2% 57.8%
27.9% 25.8% 25.2%
17.0% 18.5%
54.9%
26.6%
56.1% 57.1%
26.7%
17.1% 15.7%
27.1%
54.2%
20.8%
25.0%
60.4%
23.1%
16.5%
Fair to poor (0 to 6)
Good (7 to 8)
Very good (9 to 10)
Figure 3.12 shows overall experiences by length of stay in the nursing home or residential care facility. Participants whose relative or friend spent less than one week in a nursing home or residential care setting were more likely to report a ‘very good’ experience (48 of 68 people or 70.6%). Participants whose relative or friend spent longer than 12 weeks in a nursing home or residential care setting were more likely to report a ‘good’ or ‘very good’ experience (1,043 of 1,177 people or 88.6%).
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