Table 2

HAH service life expectancy referral criteria (n=70 HAH services)

Referral life expectancyHospices
n (%)
Actively dying only—within hours/days1 (1.4)
Up to last 2 weeks of life11 (15.7)
Up to last month of life9 (12.9)
Up to last 3 months of life7 (10)
Up to last 6 months of life2 (2.9)
Up to last year of life12 (17.1)
>12 months to live28 (40)
  • HAH, Hospice at Home.