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Free Hospice Tools

Interactive hospice tools — free, no login required.

Practical calculators, checklists, and quick-audits for hospice teams. Use them during a home visit, before an IDG, or the morning of a survey. Optional account save so your answers are still there next week.

What you will learn

The full curriculum, in the open.

Topic 01

Hospice Eligibility by Diagnosis

Disease-specific eligibility guides for cancer, CHF, COPD, dementia, renal, liver, neurological, stroke, ALS, and Parkinson’s.

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Topic 02

Hospice Eligibility Checklist

Walk through the general and disease-specific eligibility criteria and get a documentation-ready summary.

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Topic 03

Benefit Period Calculator

Enter admission and recertification dates; get the current benefit period and next F2F due date.

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Topic 04

Face-to-Face Calculator

Given the certification date, when must the F2F occur? Handles the 30-day window and holiday drift.

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Topic 05

HOPE Timing Calculator

Given admission date, when is each HOPE observation window open and closed?

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Topic 06

Aggregate Cap Modeler

Model your Medicare hospice aggregate-cap position mid-year and get a year-end projection.

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Topic 07

HOPE Assessment Checklist

A field-ready checklist of every HOPE item, its window, and who typically completes it.

Topic 08

ADR Readiness Assessment

Score your team’s ability to respond to an Additional Documentation Request in under 30 days.

Topic 09

Survey Readiness Assessment

A structured mock-survey walk-through covering chart audits, staff interviews, and physical environment.

Topic 10

RN Competency Assessment

Self-assess against the core hospice RN competency framework and get a personalized learning plan.

Topic 11

Burnout / Compassion Fatigue Assessment

A brief, evidence-based self-check — plus concrete next steps and team resources.

Content grounded in authoritative sources
CMS.gov (HOPE, aggregate cap, F2F)42 CFR §418ProQOLNHPCO Standards of Practice

Educational content only. Not a substitute for your organization's policies, your medical director's clinical judgment, or current CMS guidance. See individual pages for author and reviewer bylines and last reviewed dates.

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