Advance Care Planning
I provide practical education to help teams support meaningful conversations about healthcare preferences, goals, and future care needs.
I provide educational programs and consulting services for healthcare organizations, facilities, and community groups. My approach combines nursing experience with practical learning, compassionate communication, and support for patient-centered care.

I provide practical education to help teams support meaningful conversations about healthcare preferences, goals, and future care needs.
I help professionals build confidence in sensitive conversations with patients, families, and colleagues about serious illness and end-of-life care.
I offer education on symptom awareness, assessment, and communication within hospice and palliative care practice.
I share education focused on compassionate, patient-centered approaches to hospice and palliative care for interdisciplinary teams.
I design learning opportunities that strengthen staff knowledge, communication, and confidence in supporting patients and families.
I provide education and consulting support for organizational learning, quality improvement priorities, and regulatory initiatives.
Personalized consultation, healthcare navigation, care coordination, education, planning support, and resource referrals. Customized service packages are available upon request.
$175 per hour
$600
$1,200

I offer approachable community workshops for individuals, families, caregivers, and local groups. Each workshop creates space to ask questions, understand care options, and prepare for meaningful healthcare conversations.
I clarify how hospice and palliative care support patients and families, address common misconceptions, and help participants prepare questions.
I explain advance directives in plain language and help participants begin conversations about their healthcare wishes and decision-makers.
I share guidance on care planning, communication, support resources, and navigating the changing needs of aging loved ones.
I help participants identify their priorities, organize questions, and approach important healthcare conversations with greater confidence.
I provide accessible education about dementia progression, evolving care needs, and preparation for patients’ and caregivers’ next steps.
I offer compassionate education about the end-of-life journey, common questions, and ways families can prepare and seek support.
$600
$1,200
I develop customized quarterly programs for healthcare organizations, community groups, long-term care facilities, hospices, and other providers seeking ongoing staff development and education.
Request a Customized PackagePackage options may include:
Contact me at Dena Dufala Healthcare Advocacy LLC to discuss a package tailored to your organization’s needs.
Through education, advocacy, resources, and compassionate support, I help patients, families, caregivers, and healthcare professionals navigate complex healthcare decisions.