hospice
noun
- a place of shelter for travelers, esp. such a shelter maintained by monks
- a home for the sick or poor
- a homelike facility to provide supportive care for terminally ill patients
See hospice in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hŏsˈpĭs)
noun- A shelter or lodging for travelers, pilgrims, foundlings, or the destitute, especially one maintained by a monastic order.
- A program that provides palliative care and attends to the emotional and spiritual needs of terminally ill patients at an inpatient facility or at the patient's home.
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