Find Hospice Care in District of Columbia

With hospice care, patients’ symptoms and pain are controlled, goals of care are discussed, and emotional needs are supported. Hospice believes that the end of life is not a medical experience, but a human experience that benefits from expert medical and holistic support. Hospice care can take place in a number of settings: in the privacy of a home, in a hospice facility, assisted living facilities, veterans' facilities, hospitals, or a nursing center (nursing home).