A hospice facility is a type of specialized care that is focused on issues of quality of life for those who are suffering from terminal illnesses. Hospice care is provided to patients who are terminally ill or who are elderly, as well as to the caregivers who are caring for these patients. Hospice care provides compassionate care for people in the last phases of incurable disease so that they may live as fully and comfortably as possible. Hospice care does not focus on treatments to cure the cause of the terminal illness, it seeks to keep the individual comfortable and make their remaining time as meaningful as possible. Hospice services are provided to individuals in many care settings, ranging from one’s own home or apartment, to a residential care facility, congregate living facility, or skilled nursing facility. Hospice care can be offered in two types of settings — at home or in a facility such as a nursing home, hospital, or even in a separate hospice center. Hospice care brings together a team of people with special skills — among them nurses, doctors, social workers, spiritual advisors, and trained volunteers. Everyone works together with the person who is dying, the caregiver, and/or the family to provide the medical, emotional, and spiritual support needed.