As a hospice volunteer for over 20 years, that is not true. Under the care of hospice doctors & nurses, relatives, friends, etc. are allowed to administer the medication and manage the pain. A hospice isn't a place in particular it's a program. You can stay in a hospital, nursing home, hospice house or HOME. It's entirely up to the patient and the family.
The only thing with hospice is the patient is not allowed any life saving measures such as IV fluids, treatments, blood transfusions , surgery, intubation, etc. The requirement for signing up with a hospice is a doctor must diagnose the patient with a less than six month life expectancy (even though some have lived as long as a year or more).
I stand corrected and appreciative of the correction.