Questions to ask at a hospice or care team visit
Bring a short list so the visit covers what you actually need to know.
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Why a written list helps
Visits move quickly, and it is easy to think of the right question the moment the nurse walks out the door. A short written list keeps the visit focused on what matters most that week.
Questions about the visit schedule
Knowing the rhythm of visits makes it easier to plan your own time around them.
- How often will someone visit, and who will it usually be?
- Who do we call outside of scheduled visits?
- Is there a number that's answered nights and weekends?
Questions about day-to-day care
This is where the visit connects to what you're actually doing at home between visits.
- What should we watch for between now and the next visit?
- What's changed since the last visit that we should know about?
- Are there tasks we should, or shouldn't, be doing ourselves?
Questions about support beyond nursing visits
Many care teams offer more than clinical visits, but families do not always know to ask.
- What other support is available — social work, chaplain, volunteers, bereavement support?
- How do we reach each of those people directly?
Keep a running list between visits
Jot questions down as they come up during the week instead of trying to remember everything at once. The Visit Questions Builder is built for exactly this.
Last reviewed August 25, 2026