NELS-National-Report-2023

Findings of the National End of Life Survey | 2023

Summary of findings: Care at home in the last two days of life

 In total, 1,025 participants said that their relative or friend died at home.  The highest-scoring question related to kindness and compassion from healthcare sta΍, with 94.6% of bereaved relatives (742 of 784) saying that their relative or friend was always treated with kindness and compassion during the last two days of their life.  The lowest-scoring question related to religious and spiritual needs, with 39.8% of people (159 of 399) saying that healthcare sta΍ did not provide support to meet their relative or friend’s religious or spiritual needs during the last two days of their life.

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