Key Takeaways
- Average annual home health care cost per patient in the U.S. was $24,630 in 2023.
- Home health care saved Medicare $10 billion in 2022 compared to institutional care.
- U.S. private pay home health expenditures reached $28.5 billion in 2021.
- 90-day readmission rate for home health patients dropped to 20.8% in 2022.
- Home health care improved patient satisfaction scores to 4.2/5 in 2023 CAHPS surveys.
- Functional improvement in ADLs for 68% of home health patients within 60 days in 2022.
- In 2022, the U.S. home health care market size reached $116.07 billion, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.6% from 2017 to 2022.
- Projections indicate the global home healthcare market will grow from $296.13 billion in 2023 to $466.65 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 6.7%.
- The U.S. home health care industry employed 3.4 million workers in 2023, up 12% from 2020.
- In 2023, 12.5 million Americans aged 65+ received home health care services annually.
- Women accounted for 68% of home health care recipients in the U.S. in 2022.
- 37% of U.S. home health patients in 2021 were aged 85 years or older.
- The U.S. home health aide workforce totaled 4.1 million in 2023.
- Turnover rate for home health aides reached 76% annually in 2022.
- 89% of home health workers were women in the U.S. in 2023.
Home health care costs about $24,630 per patient in 2023 while saving Medicare billions and reducing readmissions.
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