180 Hospice Buddy: Practical Symptom Support, Caregiver Logbooks, and Grounding Prompts with Jamie Haberman RN

Mar 22, 2026

180 Hospice Buddy: Practical Symptom Support, Caregiver Logbooks, and Grounding Prompts with Jamie Haberman RN

 

Host Marie Betcher, a registered nurse and former hospice nurse, interviews returning guest Jamie Haberman RN, a hospice nurse with nearly 20 years of end-of-life experience and founder of Hospice Buddy. Jamie describes her hospice background and explains Hospice Buddy as a caregiver support platform offering free resources, a Facebook support group, and paid one-on-one support calls. She outlines her publications: six caregiver logbooks designed for the six-month hospice timeframe to track medications, symptoms, vitals, and notes, plus simple activities like reflections, puzzles, and coloring; a five-minute caregiver grounding journal focused on gratitude, breathing, and letting go; and a Christian faith-based symptom management guide covering common hospice issues (pain, shortness of breath, anxiety, congestion, falls, DNR) with practical, nonclinical tips. They discuss why information is hard to absorb during crises, the need for overnight support, and how some patients seem to time their death when family briefly steps away.

 

00:00 Welcome and Disclaimer

00:29 Meet Host Marie

00:55 Introducing Jamie Haberman

01:50 Jamie Hospice Background

02:36 Hospice Buddy and Books

04:25 Five Minute Grounding

06:45 Faith Based Support

08:51 Symptom Management Guide

10:16 Formats Pricing and Calls

13:57 Why Extra Support Matters

16:17 Night Shift and Passing Timing

20:25 Caregiver Logbooks Activities

24:17 Where to Find Jamie

25:25 Final Encouragement and Wrap

https://hospicebuddy.com/

 

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Maire introduces a partnership with Suzanne Mayer RN inventor of the  cloud9caresystem.com, 
When patients remain in the same position for extended periods, they are at high risk of developing pressure injuries, commonly known as bedsores. One of the biggest challenges caregivers face is the tendency for pillows and repositioning inserts to easily dislodge during care.(Suzanne is a former guest on Episode #119)

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Finding a Hospice Agency

1. You can use Medicare.gov to help find a hospice agency,

2. choose Find provider

3. Choose Hospice

4. then add your zip code

This should be a list of Hospice Agencies local to you or your loved one.