San Jose (/ËsÃ¦n hoÊËzeÉª/; Spanish for Saint Joseph), originally Pueblo de San JosÃ© de Guadalupe and officially the City of San JosÃ©, is the third-largest city by population in California, the tenth-largest by population in the United States, and the county seat of Santa Clara County.
(The related adjective convalescent means recovering from sickness or debility, and a convalescent home is a hospital for long-term recuperation and rehabilitation.) The word convalesce derives from Latin, from the prefix com- (with, together, jointly) and the verb valescere (to grow strong).
What is hospice? Hospice is a philosophy of care focused on comfort and quality of life, intended to give seriously ill patients and their loved ones meaningful time together when the focus is on the people, not the disease. Hospice is âcomfort care,â meaning it aggressively treats pain and other symptoms without trying to cure the illness.