Care Navigation & Advocacy
Understand care choices, prepare for appointments, communicate with providers, and have a knowledgeable advocate by your side.
Clarity for life’s next chapter
You do not have to navigate it alone.
We help older adults and families understand their options, coordinate care, and move forward with confidence.
A calm, private conversation. No pressure and no obligation.
Practical help. Personal guidance.
How Coastal Compass can help
Tell us what feels difficult right now. We will help you identify the next step and connect the pieces.
Hospital & Crisis Support
Guidance during an emergency, hospital stay, discharge, or sudden change in health—when decisions need to happen quickly.
Senior Living & Home Support
Help comparing communities, caregivers, home health, hospice, and other services based on your family’s actual needs.
Planning & Life Transitions
Organize priorities, important documents, advance-care wishes, downsizing, move coordination, and trusted professional referrals.
Support From a Distance
Ongoing updates and local support for adult children and family members coordinating care from another city or state.
Ongoing Concierge Support
Personalized monthly guidance for families who want one trusted point of contact as needs and circumstances change.
A simpler way forward
We begin with where you are.
You do not need to know which service to ask for. Tell us what is happening, what feels urgent, and what you are worried about.
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We listen
We learn about your situation, priorities, and concerns.
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We create a clear path
We organize the next steps and explain your options in plain language.
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We stay beside you
We coordinate, advocate, and help your family adjust as needs change.
Guidance grounded in experience
Professional support that still feels personal.
Coastal Compass was created for families facing difficult decisions, unfamiliar systems, and major life transitions. Our experience spans nursing, hospice, family caregiving, financial services, property resources, and the practical details families are often left to manage alone.
We bring the right people and information together, help you prepare for important conversations, and make sure the small details do not get lost in the bigger picture.
“Where compassionate guidance meets steadfast support.”
Meet your guides
A team built around trust
Kyla Rutledge
Founder & Director of Client Advocacy
Kyla brings a nurse’s perspective and a daughter’s understanding to families navigating care. Her experience in hospice and her own mother’s dementia journey shaped Coastal Compass’s compassionate, practical approach.
Call Kyla: 760-908-9987
Mallory Purviance
Director of Financial & Life Transition Resources
With more than 17 years in financial services and personal experience managing family loss without a clear plan, Mallory helps families identify resources and bring order to complex transitions.
Call Mallory: 760-978-5365Who we serve
Support for the whole family
- Older adults who want help understanding their choices
- Adult children managing care from near or far
- Families facing a hospital discharge or sudden change
- People preparing for a move or a new level of support
- Families who need one trusted person to coordinate the details
Start with a conversation
Let’s make the next step clearer.
Call or email us and briefly tell us what is happening. We will listen, answer your questions, and help you decide what comes next.
Phone760-908-9987
Emailinfo@coastalcompassadvocates.com
Service AreaSan Diego County
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