NELS-National-Report-2023

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%

Cancer

52.7%

31.2%

16.1%

Covid-19

57.5%

27.9%

14.5%

Dementia

58.2%

25.8%

16.1%

Heart condition

Inȵuenza or pneumonia Lung condition Neurological condition End stage renal disease

57.8%

25.2%

17.0%

54.9%

26.6%

18.5%

56.1%

26.7%

17.1%

57.1%

27.1%

15.7%

54.2%

20.8%

25.0%

Don't know

Something else

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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