How to Use hospice in a Sentence

hospice

noun
Definition of hospicenext
Synonyms for hospicenext
  • She chose to go to a hospice instead of a hospital.
  • Most costs are incurred in the first and last week of hospice care.
    — Markian Hawryluk, Fortune, 27 July 2022
  • Randolph was in hospice care at the time of her death, her son Randy told TMZ.
    — Joyce Randolph, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Her hospice team upped the dosage of her fentanyl patch, which helped.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The death, in hospice care, was confirmed by her son Owen McLeod.
    — Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2022
  • One of the women killed was a hospice patient in her 80s.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 8 June 2024
  • All proceeds from the book will go to hospice care for children.
    — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Dad is at home, under hospice care, and in his last hours.
    — Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 27 July 2022
  • Brandi worked for many years as a hospice nurse’s aide.
    — John Johnston, The Enquirer, 2 Dec. 2021
  • The talk will cover the enrichments of life through hospice.
    — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 7 Jan. 2022
  • His son, Todd Callewaert, said his father had been in hospice care for the last three months.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2022
  • News broke on Sunday that the artist was in hospice care due to liver failure.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Forty years on, half of all Americans die in hospice care.
    — Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Jimmy Carter, who's been in hospice care for more than a year, turns 100 on Tuesday.
    — Justin Green, Axios, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Sha’Keila, mother of a girl, died 41 days later in hospice care.
    — Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Her death, in a hospice, was confirmed by her son Kevin Winsch.
    — Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The hospice nurse called the funeral home, and Gilda’s husband stepped into the kitchen.
    — Lisa Kanarek, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Their patients have longer stays and leave hospice alive at higher rates.
    — Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Martin is in hospice care with a life expectancy of less than six months.
    — Josh Funk, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2024
  • His health had taken such a turn for the worst that doctors considered putting him in a hospice.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Stacy died April 30 in hospice care in Southampton, New York.
    — Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
  • His death, in hospice care, was not widely reported at the time.
    — Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 25 May 2024
  • Randolph was in hospice care at the time of her death and died of natural causes, her son, Randy, told TMZ.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 Jan. 2024
  • My dad has been on hospice care for several months now.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Rooks died at age 89 on Sunday, Feb. 20, after five days in hospice care.
    — Mark D. Motz, The Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Rodriguez confirmed that one of the women killed was a hospice patient in her 80s.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024
  • So Spitz spent all day working the phones, hustling case managers, trying to get hospice care set up in the man’s home.
    — Kate Wells, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The Allens are the founders of a year-round hospice dedicated to senior dogs.
    — Usa Today Network Ventures Staff, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Per the outlet, Cissy was in hospice for Alzheimer’s disease.
    — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Carter entered hospice care in early 2023 amid health challenges.
    — Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024

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