Florida Hospices and Care

Hospice provides palliative medical end-of-life care which provides for the reduction of pain and other troubling symptoms. Palliative care refers to the comprehensive management of the needs of patients.

Hospice and palliative care regards dying as a natural process. The goal of hospice and palliative care is to achieve the best possible quality of life through relief of suffering, control of symptoms, and restoration of functional capacity while remaining sensitive to personal, cultural and religious values, beliefs and practices.

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