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hospice
[hos-pis]
noun
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
Medicine/Medical.
a healthcare facility for the terminally ill that emphasizes pain control and emotional support for the patient and family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.
a similar program of care and support for the terminally ill at home or in a nursing home.
hospice
/ ˈɒɪ /
noun
a nursing home that specializes in caring for the terminally ill
Also called: hospitium.archaica place of shelter for travellers, esp one kept by a monastic order
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hospice1
Example Sentences
Emory told TMZ that Lewis died Wednesday morning from Stage 4 breast cancer while in hospice care at her Los Angeles home.
It will also take an axe to hospice, which relies on Medicare reimbursement to function.
As the film trudges from his hospice bed to his youth, we’ll come to see that the doomed townsfolk have the same faces and mannerisms of people Chuck knew as a child.
Some doulas might be best suited to offer practical support — tending to the death directives, the scheduling of hospice care, and the logistics for after death.
People who worked with the brothers in prison spoke about the educational courses they had completed and how they created a hospice initiative for the elderly and sick.
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