Hospice is a concept of care, not a
place. Hospice provides quality, compassionate health care
to individuals facing life-limiting illnesses. Hospice
focuses on maximizing the quality of life based on an individual's
choices, so that the person may live life as fully and
comfortably as possible, for as long as possible.
Hospice has turned an eternal secret into
a living principle‚ that what is truly important
is a life lived richly, deeply and meaningfully for as
long as it lasts. Patients can die at home, surrounded
by their families and friends, and with the knowledge
that everything will be done to keep them pain free as
they approach death. By promoting dignity, family, comfort
and caring, hospice helps terminally ill patients and
their loved ones cope with and find meaning in the end
of life.
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