Joyce A. Hutchinson

Joyce A. Hutchinson (1940-2016) was a registered nurse and hospice educator, known for her work in palliative care and her co-authorship of books on care for the dying and grief. She was Iowa's first hospice nurse and served as palliative care coordinator and hospice educator for Iowa Health Hospice and Home Care in Des Moines. Her clinical experience included work as an oncology nurse, home care nurse, and residence team director of a hospice facility. She co-authored two bestselling books with Joyce Rupp: "May I Walk You Home?" and "Now That You've Gone Home." She was the mother of three and grandmother of nine.