hospice

IPA: hˈɑspʌs

(countable, dated) A lodging for pilgrims or the destitute, normally provided by a monastic order.
(uncountable) The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.
(countable) A specialized facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill.

Examples of "hospice" in Sentences

We can say the word "hospice" and ask for a referral.
The term hospice began to be applied only to institutions in which travellers were harboured.
The word hospice, which is still normally associated with Ty Hafan, is misleading, as Mr Hurcombe points out.
I called hospice, and they told me to administer more morphine to calm his breathing and that they would send a nurse by to check on him.
DETROIT mdash; Former Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson has been placed in hospice care at his Thousand Oaks, Calif. home for complications ...
DETROIT — Former Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson has been placed in hospice care at his Thousand Oaks, Calif. home for complications resulting from dementia.
"At the moment, we perceive that there's an unmet demand because either families don't know about us or they have reticence about approaching us because of this term hospice," Mr Hurcombe said.