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More Americans are dying at home than in hospitals for the first time in more than a half century, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Why it matters: “Americans have long said that they prefer to die at home, not in an institutional setting. Many are horrified by the prospect of expiring under florescent lights, hooked to ventilators, feeding tubes and other devices that only prolong the inevitable,” NYT writes.

By the numbers: In 2017, 29.8% of deaths by natural causes occurred in hospitals, and 30.7% were in people’s homes.

Go deeper: The looming crisis in long-term care