Hospice Care

by Cathy Parkes January 03, 2020 Updated: December 29, 2021

Hospice Care

 

Hospice care is focused on palliative care (i.e. symptom management), NOT on curing a disease.

To learn more about hospice care and palliative care, see our article on comfort care.



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