For nearly 20 years, Lakes Regional Healthcare has provided care locally to terminally ill patients through their hospice program. Hospice is a special kind of service that concentrates on care, not cure, for patients of all ages and with various types of illnesses. It is designed to provide sensitivity and support for people in the final phase of a terminal illness. The goal for the patient is for their last days to be spent with dignity and quality at home or in a home-like setting.