hospice
/ˈhɑspɪs/
noun
- A home or program that provides care and support for people who are terminally ill, focusing on comfort rather than cure.
- Hospice care helps patients manage pain and maintain dignity.
- Her grandmother spent her final weeks in a hospice, surrounded by caring staff.
- Volunteers at the hospice provide companionship to those nearing the end of life.
- A place of rest or shelter for travelers, especially one run by a religious order (historical).
- Medieval travelers often stayed at a hospice run by monks.
- The mountain hospice offered refuge to pilgrims crossing the Alps.
- The old building was originally a hospice for weary travelers.