B2nounhealthsociety
US/ˈhɑː.spɪs/
UK/ˈhɒs.pɪs/
a place or service that cares for people who are very ill and close to the end of their lives
In context
My grandmother spent her last weeks in a hospice near the lake.
The hospice relies on donations and volunteers to stay open.
She works as a nurse at a children's hospice.
Words that go with hospice
noun + noun
- hospice careHospice care focuses on comfort rather than cure.
- hospice nurseA hospice nurse visits the patient twice a week.
- hospice workerEvery hospice worker we met was kind and patient.
- hospice volunteerShe became a hospice volunteer after her father died.
- hospice patientEvery hospice patient has a care plan.
noun + preposition
- in a hospiceHe died peacefully in a hospice.