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Nurse Rupal RN

Weekly guidance for families navigating hospice, palliative care, dementia, serious illness, and caregiving decisions. Written for families, not clinicians.

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Did you know you can choose — and change — your hospice company?

Hi Reader, When hospice becomes the right next step, most families feel like they don't have options. Like the hospital or the doctor decides, and you just go along with it. That's not true. You have the right to choose your hospice company — and to change it if something isn't working. What most families don't know is that hospice companies vary more than you'd expect. Staffing, response times, after-hours coverage, whether there's a social worker or chaplain available — it's not the same...

Welcome to weekly tips! Hi Reader, One of the things I hear most often from families — after everything is over — is that they wish they'd called hospice sooner. There's a common belief that hospice is only for the very last days of life. It's not. In the U.S., hospice care is available when a doctor estimates someone has six months or less to live if their illness runs its natural course. That window is longer than most people realize. Starting earlier means more time to get comfortable with...