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Escalating Energy Costs Threaten Health Care for Critically Ill and Homebound Seniors: Home Care Nurses, Aides and Therapists Drive 4.8 Billion Miles per Year To Reach Shut-in Patients

A new study released today by the National Association for Home Care & Hospiceís (NAHC) Foundation for Hospice and Homecare has documented that nurses, therapists and home care aides who serve chronically ill elderly and disabled patients drive nearly 5 billion miles each year and that escalating gasoline prices are threatening their ability to reach patients, particularly in rural areas.
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Study Shows Home Health Care Workers Drive Nearly Five Billion Miles to Serve Elderly and Disabled Patients

Nurses, therapists, home care aides, and others who serve elderly and disabled patients in their own homes drive nearly 5 billion miles each year. Caring for nearly 12 million patients annually with 428 million visits, the dedicated providers of home care and hospice services are health careís version of ìroad warriors.î
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