Knowledgeable, compassionate guidance and support for your end-of-life planning and care needs.

Alida is a hospice nurse, adjunct professor of nursing, trained marriage and family therapist, and end-of-life doula whose career sits at the intersection of healthcare administration and human connection. After years working across the healthcare spectrum, she has returned to what she calls "work from the heart,” hospice and end-of-life care.

Alida brings a calm, steady, experienced presence, providing support to you and your family throughout your journey.

Services

  • Together we will assess and walk through your unique needs including advance care planning and documentation, family conversations, burial and cremation options and funeral/memorial service planning.

  • Support and guidance as you consider the different end-of-life options available to you. Support may include preparation and hands-on care for Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking (VSED), Medical Aid In Dying (MAiD), and compassionate after death care.

    • In home or virtual consultation

    • Step-by-step review of and guidance through legal MAID requirements

    • Step by step guidance and support for Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking

    • Care coordination with physicians, hospices, social workers, pharmacists and funeral homes

    • Preparation for Medical Aid in Dying ingestion day

    • Hands on care for Medical Aid in Dying ingestion day

    • After death care including bathing and shrouding

  • Together, we will identify and work through the needs of you and your family, striving for acceptance, harmony and support of all involved.

  • Educational Presentations for Community Groups and Students on end-of-life options and care; Advance Directives; and topics tailored to your interests

    Mindful Caregiving Course - 2027

Let's talk about what you and your loved ones need

“From our first call, I was very pleased to talk with Alida.  She provided the comfort and information I was badly in need of.”

Ray, Client Testimonial

Listen: Medical Aid in Dying on WXXI

Speaking Engagements

Lifespan, Nov. 2026

Brickstone at St. John’s, Oct. 2026

Genesee Valley Nurses Association, Oct. 2026

Osher Center for Lifelong Learning, Jan. 2027

Dying (to) Talk: A Conversation About Medical Aid in Dying