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’ll learn

Topic 1

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 2

Hospice Eligibility Checklist

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

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Topic 3

Benefit Period Calculator

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

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Topic 4

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 5

HOPE Timing Calculator

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

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Topic 6

Aggregate Cap Modeler

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

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Topic 7

HOPE Assessment Checklist

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

Topic 8

ADR Readiness Assessment

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

Topic 9

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/reviewer bylines and last-reviewed dates.

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