Kristen Le Page Bereavement per. 8 2/16/01 What is Hospice? According to Funk & Wagnalls Dictionary, hospice is a place of entertainment or shelter. Dictionary.com defines hospice as a program that provides palliative care and attends to the emotional, spiritual, social, and financial needs of terminally ill patients at an inpatient facility or at the patient's home. Webster’s dictionary states that hospice is a facility or program designed to provide a caring environment for supplying the …showed first 75 words of 874 total…

…showed last 75 words of 874 total…are nearing death. Hospice care is meant to improve the quality of life, and not to hasten or slow death. It lets life take its coarse while trying to ensure the best for the patients and their families and friends. 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bibliography New Jersey Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Resource book “Key Issues for the New Hospice Professional” fall 1999 seminar. http://www.hospiceweb.com/ http://ca.essortment.com/informationonh-rsho.htm http://www.hospicenet.org/