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As the U.S. population ages, it makes sense that hospice patients will be older as well. Results of the hospice data collected by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) show a 3.4% increase in patients older than age 85 between 2006 and 2007, with 36.6% of all hospice patients older than age 85.

Hospice nurses managing chronic disease symptoms