How to Use hospice in a Sentence
hospice
noun- She chose to go to a hospice instead of a hospital.
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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 -
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 -
There to guide her along the journey was the Rev. Jo Laurence, a hospice and palliative care chaplain.
— Gosia Wozniacka, ajc, 15 May 2022 -
Akiva Henry is the hospice nurse who keeps them from, well, killing each other.
— Marshall Heyman, Town & Country, 3 Aug. 2022 -
Per the outlet, Cissy was in hospice for Alzheimer’s disease.
— Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 7 Oct. 2024 -
One cousin confided to me that home hospice has begun for her.
— New York Times, 26 July 2022 -
No cause of death was shared, but Harwell had been receiving hospice care over the weekend.
— Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 4 Sep. 2023
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