Patient & Family Resources

At Community Healthcare of Texas, we specialize in supporting patients and families facing a serious or life-limiting illness. We offer an extensive range of FREE resources on various topics for hospice and palliative care patients, their families, and healthcare professionals. These resources are conveniently organized into easy-to-navigate lists below.

If you have questions beyond the information provided or would like to speak with someone directly, please call our experts at (800) 958-4942.

Patient & Caregiver Resources

  • Hospice and Palliative Care Patient Education Guide (DFW area)
    A comprehensive guide for hospice and palliative care patients and their caregivers in the DFW area. Information includes how to choose a hospice provider, myths vs. facts about hospice, understanding advance directives, and much more.
  • Hospice and Palliative Care Patient Education Guide (Waco area)
    A comprehensive guide for hospice and palliative care patients and their caregivers in the Waco area. Information includes how to choose a hospice provider, myths vs. facts about hospice, understanding advance directives, and much more. 
  • Advanced Cancer Care Resource Guide
    This comprehensive guide is for people living with cancer and their caregivers. It includes valuable information for symptom management, self-care tips, dietary recommendations, and much more. 
  • Advanced Cardiac Care Patient and Caregiver Guide
    This comprehensive guide for patients and their caregivers includes valuable information for symptom management, self-care tips, common medications, dietary recommendations to help manage advanced cardiac disease, and much more. 
  • Advanced Cardiac Care Patient and Caregiver Guide (Español)
    Esta guía completa para pacientes y sus cuidadores incluye información valiosa sobre el manejo de los síntomas, consejos de autocuidado, medicamentos comunes, recomendaciones dietéticas para ayudar a controlar la enfermedad cardíaca avanzada y mucho más.
  • Advanced Lung Care Guide
    This comprehensive guide for patients and caregivers includes valuable information to address questions and concerns and ensure high-quality advanced lung disease care from the safety and comfort of your home.
  • Dementia Patient and Caregiver Handbook
    This guide includes self-care tips for the person living with dementia and their caregiver to manage symptoms, techniques to relax and reduce stress, methods to keep loved ones safe, information on exercise, communication, dietary suggestions, and much more.
  • Advanced Pediatric Care Guide
    This comprehensive guide is for families caring for children with a serious illness. It includes information about pediatric care options, communicating with your child, managing symptoms and improving comfort, supporting siblings and caregivers, and much more.
  • The Gift
    This tool helps you outline your personal information and wishes. It provides your family with basic information about your assets, liabilities, and personal wishes when you cannot convey them. It also includes a detailed checklist for survivors after the death of a loved one.
  • CareGiver Space
    A non-profit dedicated to providing a supportive online space where caregivers can share their stories, tap into resources, and learn from the real experts: other caregivers. They can tap into their community to get comfort, share stories, and find solutions at any hour of the day or night.
  • Eldercare Locator
    A public service of the Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is a nationwide service that connects older Americans and their caregivers with information on senior services.
  • Caring Bridge
    A free online website for sharing health updates with family and friends, organizing meals, coordinating care, and getting help with errands.
  • Taking Care of YOU: Self-Care for Family Caregivers
    A self-care resource from the Family Caregiver Alliance
  • Printable Medication Tracker
  • Perinatal Hospice & Palliative Care
    A clearinghouse of information about perinatal hospice & palliative care, including many resources for parents and caregivers of unborn children with a life-limiting diagnosis.

Grief Resources

Disease Specific Resources

  • Advanced Cancer Care Resource Guide
    This comprehensive guide is for people living with cancer and their caregivers. It includes valuable information for symptom management, self-care tips, dietary recommendations, and much more. 
  • Advanced Cardiac Care Patient and Caregiver Guide
    This comprehensive guide for patients and their caregivers includes valuable information for symptom management, self-care tips, common medications, dietary recommendations to help manage advanced cardiac disease, and much more. 
  • Advanced Cardiac Care Patient and Caregiver Guide (Español)
    Esta guía completa para pacientes y sus cuidadores incluye información valiosa sobre el manejo de los síntomas, consejos de autocuidado, medicamentos comunes, recomendaciones dietéticas para ayudar a controlar la enfermedad cardíaca avanzada y mucho más.
  • Advanced Lung Care Guide
    This comprehensive guide for patients and caregivers includes valuable information to address questions and concerns and ensure high-quality advanced lung disease care from the safety and comfort of your home.
  • Dementia Patient and Caregiver Handbook
    This guide includes self-care tips for the person living with dementia and their caregiver to manage symptoms, techniques to relax and reduce stress, methods to keep loved ones safe, information on exercise, communication, dietary suggestions, and much more.
  • Alzheimer’s Association – Dallas/NorthEast Texas Chapter
    The Dallas/NorthEast Texas chapter serves Anderson, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Navarro, Panola, Rains, Red River, Rockwall, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt and Wood counties. They provide education and support to all those facing Alzheimer’s and other dementias throughout our community, including those living with the disease, caregivers, health care professionals, and families.
  • Alzheimer’s Association – North Central Texas Chapter
    The North Central Texas chapter serves the Fort Worth, Waco, and surrounding communities. They provide education and support to all those facing Alzheimer’s and other dementias throughout our community, including those living with the disease, caregivers, health care professionals, and families.
  • American Heart Association – Texas
    A resource for information related to heart-related diseases and tips for living a heart-healthy life.
  • American Cancer Society – Texas
    Cancer information and resources – everything from local cancer support programs to fundraising events.

Veteran Resources

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