Legacy Video Services for Patients & Families
Integrate legacy storytelling into end-of-life care.
Why Life Stories Matter in End-of-life Patient Care
Honoring identity, memory, and meaning is essential to whole-person care
Support whole‑person care through life storytelling
Patients with life‑limiting illnesses often want to reflect on who they are, where they come from, and what they hope their families carry forward. Inviting these stories into care strengthens the emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of whole‑person care—helping patients feel more grounded and connected, and offering families a lasting source of comfort and meaning.
Legacy videos make all of this possible.
What We Offer
A free, fully guided, and professional legacy video program that strengthens emotional, psychosocial, and family-centered care for individuals with life-limiting illnesses.
Guided recording sessions led by trained Legacy Coaches who help patients share their life stories—family history, favorite memories, and words of wisdom.
A simple, accessible process that accommodates patients with limited energy or mobility.
Professional production including full editing and delivery of a polished legacy video families can return to for years.
Flexible implementation that fits naturally into hospice and palliative care workflows.
No cost to patients or healthcare facilities.
Exclusively available to individuals with stage IV cancer, ALS, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, early-stage Alzheimer’s, other life-limiting illnesses, and those actively enrolled in hospice care.
Why Clinicians Refer
Emotional & Psychosocial Support
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Reduces anxiety and stress for patients and family members
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Greater emotional peace and preparedness
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A sharper sense of meaning and purpose
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Creates more meaningful moments with the people they care about
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Enhances overall well-being
Strengthen Family Connection
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Builds a deeper understanding of family values and traditions to guide future generations
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Deepens sense of closeness
Support End-of life Transitions
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Adds meaningful emotional support alongside hospice and palliative care
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Improved family experience
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Enhances trust
Provide Family Support
Eases grief
Enhances caregiver support
This is a sacred way of capturing the essence of the patient and for them to tell in their own words what matters most to them and how much their family/loved ones mean…I wish we had done one when my husband was going through his treatments. He wasn’t ready…just wish we had captured some of the things my young son could hear from Dad in his own voice.
Nurse Navigator (Stoddard Cancer Center)
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Who Can Be Referred
Patients diagnosed with a life-limiting illness, such as stage IV cancer, ALS, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, early-stage Alzheimer’s, other life-limiting illnesses, and those actively enrolled in hospice care.
Patients must consent to participation prior to referral submission.
How to Make a Referral
Our referral process is simple and fast. There is no coordination required for healthcare providers—we handle everything.
STEP 1
Identify an Eligible Patient
STEP 2
Submit an Online Referral
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~3 minutes to complete
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Specify timing and urgency
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Secure and HIPAA‑aligned
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Sends directly to our intake team
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STEP 3
We Contact the Family Within 24–72 hours, depending on patient’s time sensitivity:
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Introduce our services and filming options
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Confirm timing and location
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Assign a Legacy Coach and videographer
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Conduct a pre-interview with the patient
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Schedule the filming
Helpful Resources
RESOURCE
Patient Conversation Prompts
Introduce Legacy Storytelling with Ease
Clinician-ready prompts to help you naturally talk about legacy storytelling with patients.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Thanks to our generous donors, there are no costs to your patients or to your organization.
Once a referral is sent to us, we take it from there. There is no extra work or burden to your staff.
Once a referral is received, it takes us a few days to verify their eligibility and reach out by phone or email to the individual or chosen family member.
We can quickly mobilize when time is of the essence. Our team has completed recordings at home, in hospice, and in hospitals with as little as 24 hours' notice. To help prioritize appropriately, please indicate the time-sensitive urgency on the referral form. Clear timing information allows us to fast-track scheduling and coordinate with patients and families as quickly as possible.
Yes. Given the emotional preparedness involved in recording a legacy video, the patient must have prior knowledge and agree to record a video prior to submitting a referral.
Absolutely. We’d be happy to send you a quantity of brochures for your clinic or office. Please email your request to: info@amadoralegacyproject.org.
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Typically, it takes about one week to verify eligibility, schedule the first pre-filming call, and lock in a filming date. If you have a patient under a critical timeline, please notify us, so we can expedite the process as quickly as possible.
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The day of filming takes 60-90 minutes if it is scheduled during one of our quarterly Share Your Story events or it takes around 3 hours total for an in-home filming session.
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We have found that most individuals prefer to film on their own so they feel more comfortable saying everything they want. However, if the patient prefers filming with a loved one present, we can accommodate one family member.
We take the patient’s lead throughout all parts of our process. We adjust filming time to their stamina level.
From filming to finished video, it takes approximately eight (8) weeks.
The patient is free to share their video with anyone they wish. There is only one exception: the video cannot be used for any commercial purposes in which the participant, family member, or acquaintance can profit.
We take privacy seriously. All Legacy Coaches and videographers sign agreements of confidentiality that prevent the sharing of participant names, details, or video clips with anyone outside of those involved directly in the process. All videos are shared through a private, unsearchable link on a secure video platform. We do not publicly share anyone’s full-length video, though all participants consent to allowing Amadora Legacy Project to share brief video clips in Amadora’s owned materials and channels (website, brochures, social media) for the sole purpose of raising awareness and continued support of the charity’s mission.