Guiding You Through
I am dedicated to creating a compassionate environment that empowers individuals and their loved ones during life’s most profound transition. I provide education, support, and guidance to honor personal choices and foster a peaceful passing, while helping to cultivate a meaningful legacy.
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Services
Primary Tasks
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Care coordination (including arranging a holistic supporter)
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Engage in meaningful conversations:
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Looking at photo albums
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Sharing memories
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Holding space for meaning making
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Go Wish Cards or the Death Deck
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Help client’s complete tasks like advance directives
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Providing respite - being a “protective presence” (special considerations- the care tasks involved and liability concerns of being alone with client)
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Assisting with Legacy Projects
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Dignity Interviews
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Conducting Life Reviews
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Vigil Planning/Sitting vigil
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Assisting with memorial plans and wishes/obituary writing
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MAID support and education
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Death Notification
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Activites of Daily Living
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Support to caregivers
Secondary Tasks
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Fixing meals
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Going for walks with clients
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Taking care of a client’s pet/pet sitting
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Playing cards or games
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Arts and crafts activities
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Gardening
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Reading aloud - books, magazines
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Small jobs within your comfort level: folding laundry, light cleaning
About
My name is Cara and I am Certified End Of Life Doula located in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. With over fifteen years of medical experience, and a lifetime of caring for people with special needs and the elderly, I have the compassion and understanding needed to walk this journey with you.
I have recieved my training and certification from the Univerity of Vermont
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I am a member of:
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)