Hospice care is a multidisciplinary approach to specialized medical care for patients suffering from life-limiting illnesses. Its primary focus is to improve the quality of life of patients and their families by providing relief from the symptoms, pain, mental stress, and physical stress endured during the course of the illness.

Hospice care has proven to show the best results when started in the early identification stages of the illness, paired with the treatment course that is other debilitating medical conditions.