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You Already Care. Now Get the Training to Back It Up.

Caregiving and end-of-life work demand real knowledge, but most training is either too clinical to finish or too vague to use. You're left filling the gaps on your own, often under pressure.

At Compassion Crossing Academy, each self-paced class cuts straight to what matters. Whether you're a nurse, CNA, social worker, death doula, or family caregiver, you'll find focused, video-based courses on hospice care, dementia, VSED, ethics, documentation, and more. Start any time, finish at your pace, and leave with skills you can actually use.

Hospice Training

  • Free

A Guide to Timely Hospice Evaluation

  • Course
  • 4 Lessons
  • Includes 1 private space

Learn to recognize when hospice care can enhance your loved one's comfort and quality of life. This compassionate class empowers caregivers and families to identify physical and emotional signs indicating it's time for evaluation, understand common hospice myths, and make informed decisions. Discover how early hospice involvement provides better symptom management, 24/7 support, and peace of mind.
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Includes 1 private space

  • Hospice Care

  • Free

Advance Care Planning: Protecting Your Voice, Your Family, and Your Future

  • Course
  • 1 Lesson

Discover why advance care planning is essential, and why everyone 18 and older should regularly update it as a key priority.
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  • $99

Assessing and Documenting Terminal Patients on Plateaus

  • Course
  • 7 Lessons
  • Includes 1 private space

Identifying the decline within the plateau (appears stable or otherwise slow decline): A detective-style approach to clinical assessment and documentation, aimed at preventing discharges due to failure to decline in genuinely eligible hospice patients.
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Includes 1 private space

  • Mentorship Needs

  • $99

Continuous Care in Hospice: A Clinical Decision-Making Guide

  • Course
  • 11 Lessons
  • Includes 2 private spaces

Master CMS-compliant continuous care decisions fast. Learn when patients qualify, navigate staffing chains, document every hour for audit-proof billing, and prevent unnecessary hospitalizations. Become the clinical decision-maker your hospice team depends on.
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Includes 2 private spaces

  • Mentorship Needs
  • Hospice Care

  • Free

Dementia Staging Made Understandable: A Family Guide to Using the FAST Scale

  • Course
  • 3 Lessons
  • Includes 1 private space

Learn to recognize and describe what your loved one with dementia can actually do day to day using the FAST Scale—a straightforward framework for all dementia types. Covers all seven stages and substages with real-world examples of functional loss, plus guidance on when to involve a clinician. Designed for non-medical caregivers and families.
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Includes 1 private space

  • Dementia

  • $99

Determining a Prognosis for Terminally Ill Hospice Patients: A Clinical Guide to Assessment and Communication

  • Course
  • 2 Lessons
  • Includes 2 private spaces

Master hospice prognostication and end-of-life assessment in this evidence-based clinical guide. Learn the velocity-of-change framework to determine accurate timelines for terminally ill patients. Gain skills in functional decline assessment, structured patient interviews, physical exam techniques, and compassionate communication with families and interdisciplinary care teams.
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Includes 2 private spaces

  • Mentorship Needs
  • Hospice Care

  • Free

Finding Your Path to Comfort: Palliative Care vs. Hospice Care

  • Course
  • 3 Lessons
  • Includes 2 private spaces

Navigate serious illness with clarity and confidence. This self-paced class helps patients, families, and caregivers understand the key differences between palliative and hospice care, with emphasis on palliative care as an 'anytime' layer of support. Learn when each is appropriate, how they differ in timing and treatment focus, and the care team support available at each stage.
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Includes 2 private spaces

  • Palliative Care
  • Hospice Care

  • $25

Healthcare Ethics: Honoring Autonomy, Ensuring Accountability

  • Course
  • 3 Lessons

Master ethical healthcare decision-making for nurses, death doulas, social workers, and caregivers. Learn when advance directives apply, navigate medical power of attorney decisions, recognize mandated reporting obligations, understand professional scope boundaries, and apply ethical reasoning to real conflicts involving patient autonomy, capacity, and end-of-life care.
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  • $25

Hospice Eligibility and Referral Guidelines: A comprehensive guide for healthcare professionals and end-of-life doulas

  • Course
  • 5 Lessons
  • Includes 6 private spaces

Learn how to use your senses to sense when it's a good time to have a heartfelt talk with your family or the power of attorney about hospice care. We'll share helpful tips on communicating effectively and keeping good records to guide you through the process.
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Includes 6 private spaces

  • Referral Needs
  • Mentorship Needs
  • After Death
  • MAiD
  • Death Doula

  • $99

Hospice GIP: A Clinical Framework

  • Course
  • 6 Lessons
  • Includes 2 private spaces

This comprehensive training equips hospice nurses with the clinical judgment, documentation strategies, and communication frameworks needed to appropriately recognize and manage the General Inpatient (GIP) level of care. Learn Medicare criteria, build compelling SBAR presentations, create audit-resistant documentation, and distinguish genuine symptom crises from social or placement issues.
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Includes 2 private spaces

  • Mentorship Needs
  • Hospice Care

  • $49.95

Hospice Nurse ToolKit

  • Download
  • 30 files
  • Includes 2 private spaces

The Hospice Nurse ToolKit offers downloadable, print-on-demand resources for hospice professionals across all roles. Access practical tools covering admissions protocols, medication management, validated assessment instruments, communication frameworks, and end-of-life recognition. These field-tested resources enhance clinical decision-making while reducing cognitive burden, helping you focus on compassionate care.
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Includes 2 private spaces

  • Mentorship Needs
  • Hospice Care

  • $24.95

Hospice Referral ToolKit for Facility Staff

  • Download
  • 8 files
  • Includes 2 private spaces

Help your facility partners identify hospice-appropriate residents before decline goes unnoticed. This toolkit provides nurses with a step-by-step clinical screening workflow using validated tools — and CNAs with plain-language observation guides they can actually use. Designed for skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and personal care homes across the United States.
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Includes 2 private spaces

  • Hospice Care
  • Mentorship Needs

  • $300

Hospice Survey Readiness

  • Course
  • 26 Lessons
  • Includes 3 private spaces

Is your hospice team survey-ready, or just hoping for the best? State DOH visits and CAHPS surveys can expose serious compliance gaps without warning. This 6-hour self-paced course equips your hospice team with regulatory knowledge, clinical protocols, care coordination skills, and Medicare audit defense strategies to face any survey with confidence. Enroll your team today.
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Includes 3 private spaces

  • Mentorship Needs
  • Referral Needs
  • Hospice Care

  • $50

Hospice and Palliative Care: A Comprehensive Guide for Caregivers and Frontline Staff

  • Course
  • 12 Lessons
  • Includes 3 private spaces

Training that helps you understand the differences in hospice and palliative care, recognize when to consult your manager about referrals, identify common disease patterns and safety risks, know when to contact hospice immediately, document patient changes effectively, understand the stages of the dying process, provide confident and compassionate end-of-life care, and take care of your own grief and emotions.
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Includes 3 private spaces

  • Caregiving
  • Palliative Care
  • Hospice Care

  • $25

Palliative Care vs. Hospice: A Guide for End-of-Life Advocates

  • Course
  • 5 Lessons
  • Includes 2 private spaces

Discover what palliative care is and how it differs from hospice care, learn which conditions can benefit most from early palliative care, understand the meaningful impact it can have on patients and their families throughout their journey, and feel confident in discussing palliative care options with the families you support.
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Includes 2 private spaces

  • Palliative Care
  • Hospice Care

  • Free

Why Starting Hospice Early Often Means Living Longer and Living Better

  • Course
  • 5 Lessons
  • Includes 1 private space

Challenge common hospice myths with evidence-based facts. This self-paced course presents research showing that early hospice enrollment can extend life while improving the quality of care. Learn how hospice prevents complications, provides expert symptom management, and supports patients and families. Discover when to call for an evaluation and why waiting can cause preventable suffering.
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Includes 1 private space

  • Hospice Care

Frequently asked questions

Does the Hospice Nursing Classes offer Nursing Continuing Education Credits?

Although the course is designed with the potential for CEU offering, CE credits for nurses are not included at this time.

How can I use the handouts if Compassion Crossing, LLC holds the copyright?

You can reuse these handouts for your customers, but you are not allowed to resell or distribute them to competitors.

Are there any restrictions on the use of the handouts?

Yes. They must not be resold, used for teaching a class, or provided to a competitor for their coursework.

What is the refund policy for this class?

Because this product is in a digital format and the handouts have value, refunds are not available.

Who can I talk to if I have more questions about the course?

You can book a free 30-minute conversation with the course creator.

Compassion Crossing, LLC

Educational articles alongside access to helpful health and life navigation support services.

Book and Book Series

Books on caregiver support, hospice training, holistic nurse education, and end-of-life advocacy authored by Peter M. Abraham, BSN, RN.

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Set up a call or an online meeting to discuss your needs and answer any questions you may have about our products and courses.