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Noun Concept

Categories: Types of healthcare facilities, Palliative care, Palliative medicine, Hospice, Caregiving

hospice hospice care hospice movement hospices Hospis

A program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill WordNet 3.0

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A program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's pain and symptoms and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life. Wikipedia

Type of care and a philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Organization that cares for the dying or the incurably ill Wikidata

A specialized facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill. Wiktionary

A facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

HAS KIND

hospital for long term illness

xenodochium

poorhouse

Kalighat Home for the Dying

+2 relations

HAS INSTANCE

St. Francis Hospice, Raheny

Kalighat Home for the Dying

Hôpital des Enfants-Trouvés

Royal Trinity Hospice

Our Lady's Hospice

+39 relations

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Otto's encyclopedia

DIFFERENT FROM

hospital

OBJECTIVE OF PROJECT OR ACTION

palliation

end-of-life care

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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hospice care, hospice movement, hospices, Hospis, Rise of the modern hospice movement, terminal care