Hospice is a compassionate, patient-centered approach to medical care and support for the people at the end of life and their families.  Hospice care is care, that focuses on maintaining dignity, increasing quality of life and providing comfort, including pain and symptom management.  Hospice care is for patients with a variety of diagnoses; heart disease, stroke, liver disease, Alzheimer's disease and cancer.  For more information please logon to vistacare.com.