Serenity First Hospice’s founder and owner, Debbie Johnston, has created these helpful resources from the heart to help others navigate end-of-life care. The Hospice Handbook is Debbie’s new book which empowers patients, families, and other caregivers with the tools they need to navigate the complicated world of hospice care. Debbie’s Compassionate Guide to End-of-Life Care Podcast provides families with helpful and honest advice to better understand hospice care and how it can help their loved ones.

The Hospice Handbook: Nurse Debbie’s Compassionate Guide To End-of-Life Care

With The Hospice Handbook, Debbie Johnston empowers patients, families, and other caregivers with the tools they need to navigate the complicated world of hospice care. She wrote his handbook from the heart in hopes of improving the quality of life of all hospice patients. Employing her trademark love, compassion, and folksy humor, which comes from her own dear father, Pappy, who inspired her to open Serenity First, Debbie provides invaluable advice and crucial facts about the many facets of hospice, including interviews with vital members of the hospice care team. Through this thoughtful guide, Debbie hopes you’ll discover that the challenging road you’re walking can not only be faced with confidence and comfort, but also filled with many meaningful opportunities to celebrate life and love to the very end.


Nurse Debbie’s Compassionate Guide To End-of-Life Care Podcast

Nurse Debbie: Introduction to Hospice Care

Nurse Debbie Johnston explains how managing her own father’s care led her to open Serenity First Hospice. Learn how hospice care works and whether your family is eligible. This episode debunks myths and common misconceptions about hospice care.

Nurse Debbie & Clinical Director Leslie Hobson

Nurse Debbie Johnston introduces Clinical Director Leslie Hobson. Leslie explains hospice care in deeper detail and her role at Serenity First.