Request A Companion

For healthcare professionals, organizations or immediate family members* caring for patients in hospice or palliative care. Each companion is provided at no cost.

It takes only a minute to request a Plush Maltese Companion!

*Immediate family member means a spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, adult child, grandchild, sibling, parent-in-law, child-in-law, or other close relative directly involved in the patient’s care and support.

Due to limited resources, we fulfill a small number of requests monthly. Priority is given to patients of Japanese/Asian ancestry and hospice patients, but all are welcome. Non-priority requests may be placed on a waitlist.

Requests are intended for patients currently receiving hospice or end-of-life palliative care. Machiko’s Legacy reserves the right to limit or decline requests outside our mission or available resources.