Caring for someone at the end of life can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to navigate it alone.
Here you’ll find simple, family-friendly guides, checklists, and comfort tools designed to bring clarity, peace, and support—right when you need it most.
These resources are completely free for you to download and use.
Medication Guides:
common hospice medications in simple, non-scary language for families.
Oral Morphine at End of Life (Printable Guide)
An easy-to-understand overview of how oral morphine works, why it’s used, and what families can expect.
Lorazepam at end of Life (Printable Guide)
A simple guide explaining how lorazepam helps with anxiety, restlessness, and breathing difficulty in the final days.
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Skin and Comfort Care
Tips and Tricks from a Hospice Nurse
Bedsores Guide
A simple guide for families on what pressure ulcers are, how to prevent them, and when to call your hospice nurse.
How to Get Urine Out of Everything
A quick guide to removing urine odor from bedding, clothing, and other items.
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End of Life Planning Checklist
A helpful guide outlining the key documents, decisions, and preparations every family should review when planning for end-of-life care.
How to Talk to Kids about Death
A supportive guide with age-specific language, questions, and reactions to help you talk honestly and gently with children about death.
Interviewing a Caregiver
A simple, step-by-step checklist to help you choose the right caregiver with confidence. Includes key questions about experience, safety, personal care skills, reliability, personality, and red flags — plus space for notes and impressions.
What kind of Caregiver do you need?
A practical worksheet to help you identify your family’s specific needs before hiring. Covers personal care, medical tasks, meals, housekeeping, pet care, and emotional support so you can clearly communicate expectations.
15 Questions to Ask When Choosing A Hospice
This practical checklist gives you the 15 most important questions to ask when choosing a hospice — plus what the answers should sound like.
Use it to compare agencies, take notes, and feel confident in choosing the hospice that will best support your loved one.
Caregiver Tips and Tricks
A reminder that you are allowed to rest, ask for help, feel tired, and be human while caring for someone you love.
Written to ease caregiver guilt and encourage self-compassion.
How to Know When it’s Time to Call Hospice?
How to Know When It’s Time to Call Hospice
A one-page printable checklist to help families recognize common signs of decline and know when it may be time to request a hospice evaluation.