Support for the dying, and the people who love them
Find a death doula near you or online, for planning, bedside care and grief. Free for families to search and contact.
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Is someone dying now?
Tell us where and how soon. We’ll match you with a doula who is available, and reach you by phone or email.
Need someone nowFor a medical emergency, call 911 or your hospice nurse line.
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List your practiceWhat a death doula does
Hospice manages the medical side. A death doula looks after everything else, alongside your hospice team.
Plan the final days
Where your person wants to be, who should be there, and what the room should feel like, written down so everyone can follow it.
Stay at the bedside
Overnight company at the bedside, so the family can rest knowing someone is there.
Leave something behind
Recorded stories, letters and memory projects made while there is still time.
Stay after
Guidance through the first hours after death, rituals, and early grief support.
Find a death doula in your state
Each state page covers local rules on medical aid in dying and home funerals, alongside the doulas who serve that state.
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End-of-life experiences
Celebrants, sea scatterings, home funeral guides, legacy projects and retreats, with prices shown up front.
Burial at sea & ash scatteringAttended or unattended scattering of ashes, and full-body burial at sea, from licensed charter operators.
Celebrants & living funeralsCelebrants who plan and lead memorials, celebrations of life, and living funerals held while a person is still here to enjoy them.
Home funeral guidesGuides who help families care for a loved one at home after death, within their state's rules.
Legacy projectsRecorded life stories, video biographies, ethical wills and memory books.
Vigil music & bedside presenceMusic thanatologists, harp vigils and other bedside presence at the end of life.
End-of-life & grief retreatsRetreats and workshops for the dying, caregivers and the bereaved.
Death cafes & community eventsFree or donation-based gatherings to talk openly about death and dying.
Green & natural burialNatural and conservation burial grounds and the people who guide green burials.
Grief supportGrief groups, grief coaches and bereavement programs.
Pet end of lifeIn-home pet hospice, euthanasia and pet loss support.
Guides for families
What is a death doula?A death doula, or end-of-life doula, gives non-medical support to a dying person and their family: planning, comfort, presence at the bedside and help in the days after.
How much does a death doula cost?Typical death doula rates in the US, what packages include, why insurance doesn’t pay yet, and how to find low-cost or sliding-scale support.
Death doulas and hospice: how they work togetherWhat hospice covers, what it doesn’t, and how a death doula fills the hours between nurse visits.
How to choose a death doula: questions to askA short list of questions to ask in a first call with a death doula, and what good answers sound like.
Medical aid in dying: how a doula can helpWhich states allow medical aid in dying, what the process involves, and the non-medical support a MAID-experienced doula can offer.
Home funerals: caring for someone at home after deathWhat a home funeral is, what families are allowed to do, which states require a funeral director, and how a doula or home funeral guide helps.
Latest from the blog
October 30, 2026What to say to a dying loved one: gentle words for a final goodbyeNot sure what to say to someone who is dying? Here are simple, honest words that often bring comfort, what to avoid, and how to keep talking when they can no longer respond.
October 29, 2026Signs the end of life is near: what families may notice and how to helpA gentle, plain-language guide to the changes families often notice in the last weeks and days of life, and simple ways to keep a loved one comfortable.
October 28, 2026How to become an end-of-life doula: training, certification and first stepsThinking about becoming an end-of-life doula? Learn what the role involves, whether you need certification, how to choose training, and how to start a caring, sustainable practice.
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