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Hospice

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Hospice is healthcare for the terminally ill that shifts the goal from curing an illness to providing comfort for the time that remains.

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Increasingly, hospice services support care at home, since most people report preferring to die in a familiar place.

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Choosing hospice is a shift in treatment goal, and it is not a withdrawal of care.