28,520 New Zealanders died. The majority of these people knew they were at the end of their lives. They had progressive conditions, that limit life and have no cure.
Hospices cared for 10,748 people all completely free of charge.
Hospice care cost $59.5 million to provide; $33.2 million of this was funded by government. The remaining millions were donated by the community, their continued support is vital.
Hospices cared for 10,748 people who were dying
We made 118,300 home nursing visits
4,586 people were admitted to our inpatient facilities
7,794 patients in our service died
We employ 415 full time equivalent nurses
5924 volunteers contributed 380,000 hours to our work