Helping end-of-life care organizations support families
across the continuum of care with clarity and compassion
New in the Grief Library: Family Grief Care
Our Want to Understand Your Grief? video library includes a new Family Grief Care module with four videos exploring
relationships, generations, and the ways grief can unsettle and reconnect us.
Designed for families you serve, employees, volunteers, donors, and community education.
Composing Life provides expert video libraries and teaching tools to help you
reach, teach, and support caregivers, families, and communities–24/7
Tools for Your Teams
Serious Illness, Hospice, and Grief Care: Strengthen your support for the many persons coping with the serious illness of their family member or friend. Downloadable handouts foster conversations between the interdisciplinary team and primary caregiver. Ideal for educating family members who never meet the team. How can we help?
Professional Teaching
Bring Dr. Joy Berger’s warm, evidence-based teaching to your leaders, staff, volunteers, community, or conference. Sessions are available on-site or online and can be tailored to grief care, family support, caregiver communication, empathy/Emotional Intelligence, and related end-of-life care topics. Let’s talk!
Consult & Coaching
Improve how families experience your care–from communication and caregiver teaching to bereavement support, quality strategy, and practical use of educational tools. Consulting is designed to help organizations strengthen both compassion and performance. Let’s discuss your needs and goals.
“I lived 4 hours away from my Mom. These caregiver videos helped me understand what was happening. I learned things I could do to help, while there was still time. Now, I remember those extra special moments with Mom with deep comfort.” An adult son
“I’ve been a hospice nurse for 16 years. While using Composing Life’s resources, I found new ways to talk about tough issues with my patients and families. Now, my visits feel even more personal and meaningful. Also, I finally get why the CAHPS survey matters. Thanks, Composing Life!” A long-time hospice professional
“Our leadership team has 3 key take-aways for improving our Hospice Compare scores, because of our consult meeting with Joy Berger. We’re eager to figure out next steps for our new focus. We look forward to more sessions with her!” A hospice executive director
