Author: Peter Abraham, BSN, RN
I'm Peter Abraham, BSN, RN, EOLD, a registered nurse, patient advocate, and end-of-life doula. I've written more than 60 evidence-based guides on hospice, palliative care, and end-of-life navigation. My clinical background includes cardiology, medical-surgical units, and long-term care across Pennsylvania, with most of my nursing career spent on rural hospice case management.
Over the years, I kept seeing the same thing: hospice workers, nurses, grief professionals, and caregivers doing demanding work without the practical, clinically sound resources they deserve. That observation is what drives my writing. My book series, including Empowering Excellence in Hospice, Bridges to Eternity, Holistic Nurse: Skills for Excellence, Caregiver Support Series, and the Living Stones Series, provides end-of-life professionals and family caregivers with tools grounded in real clinical experience rather than theory.
If you're a hospice nurse, you know the feeling of finishing a visit and wondering whether your documentation would pass a Medicare audit, whether you explained eligibility convincingly enough, or whether you handled a hard family conversation the right way. That uncertainty is the gap nobody warned you about. I've managed caseloads in full compliance with Medicare, helped multiple hospice agencies save thousands of dollars per patient through careful medication management, and served as a keynote speaker at the 2026 South Carolina HAPC Virtual Didactics Conference. I built my Hospice Nurse Coaching program for exactly this problem: a focused, one-hour session built around your specific situation.
Today, I also work as a Health Navigation Specialist and an independent patient advocate through Compassion Crossing, LLC, supporting patients and families in Madison County, Kentucky, and nationwide by telehealth. I listen first. I guide gently. I honor what matters most. That approach, rooted in my faith, drives one clear goal: giving every person at the bedside, professional or family, the confidence to show up well. I live in Berea, Kentucky, with my wife, Laura, and our two rescue dogs.
How Peter Helps Through Compassion Crossing
Peter founded Compassion Crossing to provide personalized support that transforms fear into peace. His services include:
- Advance Care Planning involves guiding individuals through value-based advance directives to create a care plan that promotes comfort and quality of life when they cannot speak for themselves.
- Dementia Care Coaching helps caregivers and family members adapt, cope, and care for loved ones with dementia.
- Grief Support helps individuals integrate loss and grief, build resilience, and incorporate losses to strengthen their life journey, rather than just “move on and forget.”
- Hospice Nurse Coaching offers one-on-one clinical support to hospice nurses with documentation, eligibility, and end-of-life conversations.
- Illness Navigation guides people through new or ongoing chronic and terminal illnesses.
- Medication Reconciliation reduces medication errors, side effects, and polypharmacy, thereby improving health by minimizing harm.
- Patient Advocacy ensures your voice is heard and honored throughout every step of your care journey.
- Staff Training & Development equips healthcare teams with the skills to provide compassionate, effective care by customizing training materials to meet their needs.
- Structured Courses offer self-paced online training for caregivers and healthcare professionals to coordinate complex care with confidence.
- Wellness Checks provide in-person visits in Madison County, KY, and nearby areas to give peace of mind to individuals, couples, and families.
Peter's Mission
Peter's goal is simple: create a supportive environment where no one faces life's most challenging moments alone. He writes helpful articles, books, and guides to help caregivers, families, and healthcare professionals feel prepared and confident.
He also shares his knowledge through his YouTube channel, Nurse Peter, where he discusses death, dying, and compassionate care with hospice nurses, holistic nurses, caregivers, and end-of-life professionals.
Life Beyond Work
When Peter isn't working or writing, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Laura, and their two rescue dogs in the beautiful countryside of central Kentucky.
Ready to Talk?
Schedule a free conversation with Peter to see how we can support you, someone you care about, or your organization.
You don't have to face life's difficult transitions alone. We're here to help.
