hospice

1. A shelter or lodging for travelers, pilgrims, foundlings, or the destitute, especially one maintained by a monastic order.
2. A program that provides palliative care and attends to the emotional and spiritual needs of terminally ill patients at an inpatient facility or at the patient's home.

[French, from Old French, from Latin hospitium, hospitality, from hospes, hospit-, host.]

facility that provides short periods of stay for a terminally ill person in a homelike setting for either direct care or respite. A "terminally ill" person has a life expectancy of six months or less. A hospice provides continuous care. Some health insurance plans pay benefits in full up to a maximum without a deductible for charges incurred for a terminally ill person while in a hospice care program. Also provided are bereavement benefits up to a maximum (usually $200) per family unit.

noun

An institution that provides care and shelter: asylum, home, hospital, shelter. See protection/exposure.

A program under medical direction and nurse coordination that provides a variety of inpatient and home care for individuals who are terminally ill and their family members; provides calming and accommodating care that meets the special needs arising from the variety of stresses experienced during the final phases of illness, death, and grieving (e.g., emotional, physical, social, economic, and spiritual).

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A resort for travelers which includes lodging and entertainment.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - herberg, asyl, gæstehjem

Nederlands (Dutch)
kloosterherberg, armenhuis, verpleeghuis voor terminale zieken

Français (French)
n. - hospice (de pauvres), établissement/hospice (pour malades incurables), programme de soins palliatifs

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hospiz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ξενώνας μοναστηριού, αρχονταρίκι, κλινική ανιάτων

Italiano (Italian)
ricovero

Português (Portuguese)
n. - hospício (m), hospital (m) residencial (para doentes terminais), abrigo (m) para doentes pobres

Русский (Russian)
богадельня, монастырская гостиница, студенческое общежитие

Español (Spanish)
n. - hospicio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hospice, (lyxigt) vårdhem för obotligt sjuka, härbärge

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
旅客住宿处, 济贫院, 收容所

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 旅客住宿處, 濟貧院, 收容所

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 여행자 휴식소, (말기 환자를 위한) 병원

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 宿泊所, ホスピス

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) التكيه, نزل للمسافرين أو الفقراء تنفق عليه منظمه دينيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בית לחולים סופניים או לחסרי-אמצעים, אכסניה‬

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