Hospice is not a facility or location, but a service to ensure that individuals with a life-limiting illness will live with their symptoms under control, in comfort and dignity, surrounded by their loved ones. The hospice philosophy recognizes a patientâ??s right to a pain-free existence while remaining as alert as possible during the final stage of any life-limiting illness. The Hospice Team creates individualized care plans to provide emotional, spiritual and clinical support by trained personnel based on the wishes and needs of each patient and family unit.