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You've watched dementia change someone you love. Maybe they no longer recognize your face. Perhaps they've stopped eating much, or they're sleeping most of the day.

The hardest question sits heavy in your chest: Is it time for hospice?

You're terrified of giving up too soon. Equally afraid of waiting too long, letting them suffer when comfort care could help. Every family member has a different opinion. The confusion feels paralyzing.​

You're not alone in this struggle. Most families wait longer than they should because nobody taught them what to look for.​

Three Problems Stealing Your Peace

You Don't Know What Signs Matter

Is weight loss normal? What about sleeping 16 hours a day? When does limited speech become significant? The medical system hands you a dementia diagnosis but no roadmap for what comes next.​

Without clear markers, you second-guess every decision. Hospital visits pile up because you don't realize there's another option. Your loved one endures uncomfortable treatments that don't change the outcome.​

Safety Fears Control Your Life

The fall that sent you both to the ER last month still haunts you. Choking incidents during meals make your heart race. You've found them trying to leave the house at 2 AM, confused and vulnerable.​

You can't sleep. Every noise jolts you awake. What if they fall again? What if they wander outside? The constant vigilance exhausts you, but the alternative terrifies you more.​

Nobody Prepared You for This Heartbreak

When they look through you instead of at you, it breaks something inside. You've tried to correct their confusion about deceased relatives, the year, and where they are. The arguments upset everyone.​

You're doing everything you can, yet it never feels like enough. The isolation crushes you. Other people don't understand unless they've walked this path.​

What Changes When You Know Exactly What to Do

Clarity Replaces Confusion

The Dementia Care and Hospice Timing course teaches you the FAST Scale, a proven tool that maps dementia's progression through specific, observable stages. You'll recognize which stage your loved one is in. More importantly, you'll know which signs trigger hospice eligibility.​

No more guessing. No more wondering if you're making the right call. The Quick Reference FAST Scale and Hospice Eligibility Checklist become your trusted guide. Print it. Keep it handy. Check off what you observe. The answer becomes clear.​

Safety Gets Manageable

The Dementia Safety Risk Assessment and Family Discussion Guide walks you through the five critical risks: falls, aspiration, wandering, self-neglect, and pressure sores. Each section gives you:​

• Warning signs you can spot immediately

• Questions to ask yourself and healthcare providers

• Prevention strategies you can implement today​

You'll sleep better knowing you've addressed the most dangerous risks. When accidents happen, you'll have a plan instead of panic.​

Communication Becomes Connection Again

The Validation Therapy Conversation Guide transforms your interactions. Instead of correcting their reality (which causes distress), you learn to enter it with them.​

When they ask for their mother, who died decades ago, you won't say "She's gone." You'll say, "Tell me about her. She sounds important to you. Their agitation melts. Brief moments of peace return. You remember why you're doing this.​

What You Get When You Enroll

This comprehensive training equips you for the journey ahead:

The Core Course: Dementia Care and Hospice Timing
Understanding what dementia actually does, how it progresses, when hospice makes sense, and how to support families through impossible decisions.​

Plus Four Essential Handouts:

• Quick Reference FAST Scale and Hospice Eligibility Checklist​

• Dementia Safety Risk Assessment and Family Discussion Guide​

• Validation Therapy Conversation Guide​

• Tools for having difficult conversations with doctors, family members, and hospice teams​

You'll walk away knowing how to recognize Stage 7A (when hospice becomes appropriate), prevent the most dangerous complications, and communicate in ways that honor dignity.​

The Cost of Waiting

Every day without this knowledge means:

• More frightening trips to the ER

• More uncomfortable interventions that don't help

• More nights lying awake with worry

• More painful interactions that end in tears

• More time feeling alone and overwhelmed​

The families who wait too long tell the same story: "I wish someone had told us sooner. We didn't know hospice could help for months, not just days. We didn't realize how much support was available."

Your Next Step

Enroll in Dementia Care and Hospice Timing today.

Get immediate access to the complete course and all four handouts. Learn the FAST Scale. Understand safety risks. Master validation therapy. Gain the confidence to make informed decisions.

This isn't about giving up. It's about knowing when to shift from cure to comfort. It's about getting your loved one the expert symptom management they deserve. It's about 24/7 support, so you don't carry this burden alone.​

You've been strong for so long. Let this course strengthen you with knowledge, practical tools, and compassionate guidance.