Events and Announcements
Advance Care Planning Workshops
April 25, 2019
1:30 p.m.
McCreary Family Professional Center
526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson, NC
Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care and the Caldwell Senior Center will partner to offer two Advance Care Planning Workshops at no cost to the community on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. The next workshops will be held April 11, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. at the Caldwell Senior Center in Lenoir, and April 25, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. at Caldwell Hospice’s McCreary Family Professional Center, 526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson. Join retired local attorney Houston Groome in Lenoir and attorney Hugh Wilson in Hudson for either of these inspiring workshops. “Advance Directives: Living Wills and Healthcare Powers of Attorney are gifts to your family,” says Groome. “Deciding, discussing and documenting your healthcare wishes helps ensure your healthcare wishes are known and honored. It also gives you peace of mind that you have made appropriate preparations.” Notaries and witnesses will be available to help anyone who wants to complete their documents at the clinic. For more information, or to register, call 828.758.2883.
Good Grief Meal
May 2, 2019
4 p.m.
Roma Pizza
3068 Hickory Blvd., Hudson, NC
The informal time of food and fellowship is open to anyone who is experiencing grief and loss. The meal is Dutch treat. The Good Grief Meal is sponsored through Ashewood Grief and Counseling Services, grief support services of Caldwell Hospice, and is one of many opportunities offered to help individuals of all ages and families cope with the loss of people they love. Because of the generous support of our community and the belief that grief support services improve quality of life, Caldwell Hospice offers community grief support services to anyone who needs help in coping with grief. For more information about the upcoming Good Grief Meal or other grief support services, call 828.754.0101, or visit www.caldwellhospice.org or the Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care Facebook page.
Healing Hearts
Tuesdays, May 7 to June 11, 2019
6 to 7:30 p.m.
Ashewood Grief and Counseling Services
1002 Ashe Ave., SW, Lenoir, NC
A six-week support group for any parent who has experienced the loss of a son or daughter at any age. Facilitated by Chaplain Delbert Minner, MDiv, BCC. For more information, or to register, call 828.754.0101 or email ksetzer@caldwellhospice.org.
Advance Care Planning Workshops
May 9, 2019
1:30 p.m.
Caldwell Senior Center
650A Pennton Avenue SW, Lenoir, NC
May 23, 2019
1:30 p.m.
McCreary Family Professional Center
526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson, NC
Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care and the Caldwell Senior Center will partner to offer two Advance Care Planning Workshops at no cost to the community on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. The next workshops will be held May 9, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. at the Caldwell Senior Center in Lenoir, and May 23, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. at Caldwell Hospice’s McCreary Family Professional Center, 526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson. Join retired local attorney Houston Groome in Lenoir and attorney Hugh Wilson in Hudson for either of these inspiring workshops. “Advance Directives: Living Wills and Healthcare Powers of Attorney are gifts to your family,” says Groome. “Deciding, discussing and documenting your healthcare wishes helps ensure your healthcare wishes are known and honored. It also gives you peace of mind that you have made appropriate preparations.” Notaries and witnesses will be available to help anyone who wants to complete their documents at the clinic. For more information, or to register, call 828.758.2883.
Finding Your Way Through Grief
May 13, 2019
6 to 7:30 p.m.
McCreary Family Professional Center
526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson, NC
This presentation provides an overview of the grief process, common responses to grief, and suggestions for self-care. Facilitated by Chaplain John Robbins, MDiv, BCCC. For more information, or to register, call 828.754.0101 or email ksetzer@caldwellhospice.org.
VolunTEEN Training
May 14, 16, 20, 22, 2019
3:30 to 7:30 p.m.
McCreary Family Professional Center
526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson, NC
Now accepting applications for the Caldwell Hospice VolunTEEN program! VolunTEENs are vital to our hospice. They come to us from diverse backgrounds and fill a variety of needs. Some work directly with residents in long-term-care facilities; others assist with office work, maintain our grounds, and perform a multitude of other tasks to support our organization. Each one is unique, but they all have one desire in common—to make a difference. Go beyond the expected and become a Caldwell Hospice VolunTEEN! For more information or an application, please call 828.754.0101 or email volsupport@caldwellhospice.org. Only 35 positions are available. Applications must be submitted by May 1, 2019.
Virtual Dementia Tour
May 21, 2019
4 to 6 p.m.
McCreary Family Professional Center
526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson, NC
The truth is that when dementia strikes, it strikes the whole community, not just the individual. Thanks to the Virtual Dementia Tour, health care professionals, family caregivers, business leaders, first responders and educators are experiencing for themselves the physical and mental challenges facing people with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.
The Virtual Dementia Tour—a scientifically proven method of building a greater understanding of dementia through the use of patented sensory tools and instruction—is Your Window into Their World.
*The Virtual Dementia Tour is not appropriate for persons diagnosed with dementia.
Caldwell Hospice is excited to offer the Virtual Dementia Tour to our community. Participants are led through the approximately 45-minute experience in 10-minute intervals and only need to be present for their appointment time. Call today for an appointment! Space is limited. For more information, to register or be placed on the VDT waiting list, contact Lisa Caviness, Caldwell Hospice Public Relations and Marketing Specialist, at prc@caldwellhospice.org or 828.754.0101.
Good Grief Meal
June 6, 2019
4 p.m.
Captain's Galley Seafood
4345 Hickory Blvd., Granite Falls, NC
The informal time of food and fellowship is open to anyone who is experiencing grief and loss. The meal is Dutch treat. The Good Grief Meal is sponsored through Ashewood Grief and Counseling Services, grief support services of Caldwell Hospice, and is one of many opportunities offered to help individuals of all ages and families cope with the loss of people they love. Because of the generous support of our community and the belief that grief support services improve quality of life, Caldwell Hospice offers community grief support services to anyone who needs help in coping with grief. For more information about the upcoming Good Grief Meal or other grief support services, call 828.754.0101, or visit www.caldwellhospice.org or the Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care Facebook page.
Advance Care Planning Workshops
June 13, 2019
1:30 p.m.
Caldwell Senior Center
650A Pennton Avenue SW, Lenoir, NC
June 27, 2019
1:30 p.m.
McCreary Family Professional Center
526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson, NC
Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care and the Caldwell Senior Center will partner to offer two Advance Care Planning Workshops at no cost to the community on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. The next workshops will be held June 13, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. at the Caldwell Senior Center in Lenoir, and June 27, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. at Caldwell Hospice’s McCreary Family Professional Center, 526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson. Join retired local attorney Houston Groome in Lenoir and attorney Hugh Wilson in Hudson for either of these inspiring workshops. “Advance Directives: Living Wills and Healthcare Powers of Attorney are gifts to your family,” says Groome. “Deciding, discussing and documenting your healthcare wishes helps ensure your healthcare wishes are known and honored. It also gives you peace of mind that you have made appropriate preparations.” Notaries and witnesses will be available to help anyone who wants to complete their documents at the clinic. For more information, or to register, call 828.758.2883.
Adult Volunteer Training
June 17 & 19, 2019
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
McCreary Family Professional Center
526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson, NC
Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? Do you have the compassionate spirit needed to be a companion for someone’s journey? Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care is hosting a two-day training session in June for adults who are interested in becoming hospice volunteers.
An array of topics will be covered to help prepare attendees to become successful volunteers. Participants will learn about the strong community history and commitment of Caldwell Hospice, the physical, spiritual, and psychosocial issues hospice patients face, and much more from Caldwell Hospice’s staff of end-of-life care experts.
Currently, there is a need for volunteers to provide companionship to patients in the patient’s homes or long-term-care facilities. Other specific needs include volunteers who can provide transportation to doctors’ appointments and shopping excursions for patients, etc., and veterans to visit and make Veterans Honoring Veterans presentations to patients who are veterans.
Attendance is required at each session and meals will be provided. For more information or to register for the June 2019 adult volunteer training opportunity, contact Volunteer Coordinator Cyndi Akins at 828.754.0101 or cakins@caldwellhospice.org.
Good Grief Meal
July 4, 2019
4 p.m.
AJ's Family Steakhouse
314 Blowing Rock Blvd., Lenoir, NC
The informal time of food and fellowship is open to anyone who is experiencing grief and loss. The meal is Dutch treat. The Good Grief Meal is sponsored through Ashewood Grief and Counseling Services, grief support services of Caldwell Hospice, and is one of many opportunities offered to help individuals of all ages and families cope with the loss of people they love. Because of the generous support of our community and the belief that grief support services improve quality of life, Caldwell Hospice offers community grief support services to anyone who needs help in coping with grief. For more information about the upcoming Good Grief Meal or other grief support services, call 828.754.0101, or visit www.caldwellhospice.org or the Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care Facebook page.
Advance Care Planning Workshops
July 11, 2019
1:30 p.m.
Caldwell Senior Center
650A Pennton Avenue SW, Lenoir, NC
July 25, 2019
1:30 p.m.
McCreary Family Professional Center
526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson, NC
Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care and the Caldwell Senior Center will partner to offer two Advance Care Planning Workshops at no cost to the community on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. The next workshops will be held July 11, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. at the Caldwell Senior Center in Lenoir, and July 25, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. at Caldwell Hospice’s McCreary Family Professional Center, 526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson. Join retired local attorney Houston Groome in Lenoir and attorney Hugh Wilson in Hudson for either of these inspiring workshops. “Advance Directives: Living Wills and Healthcare Powers of Attorney are gifts to your family,” says Groome. “Deciding, discussing and documenting your healthcare wishes helps ensure your healthcare wishes are known and honored. It also gives you peace of mind that you have made appropriate preparations.” Notaries and witnesses will be available to help anyone who wants to complete their documents at the clinic. For more information, or to register, call 828.758.2883.
Virtual Dementia Tour
August 22, 2019
1 to 3 p.m.
McCreary Family Professional Center
526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson, NC
The truth is that when dementia strikes, it strikes the whole community, not just the individual. Thanks to the Virtual Dementia Tour, health care professionals, family caregivers, business leaders, first responders and educators are experiencing for themselves the physical and mental challenges facing people with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.
The Virtual Dementia Tour—a scientifically proven method of building a greater understanding of dementia through the use of patented sensory tools and instruction—is Your Window into Their World.
*The Virtual Dementia Tour is not appropriate for persons diagnosed with dementia.
Caldwell Hospice is excited to offer the Virtual Dementia Tour to our community. Participants are led through the approximately 45-minute experience in 10-minute intervals and only need to be present for their appointment time. Call today for an appointment! Space is limited. For more information, to register or be placed on the VDT waiting list, contact Lisa Caviness, Caldwell Hospice Public Relations and Marketing Specialist, at prc@caldwellhospice.org or 828.754.0101.
Virtual Dementia Tour
November 6, 2019
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
McCreary Family Professional Center
526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson, NC
The truth is that when dementia strikes, it strikes the whole community, not just the individual. Thanks to the Virtual Dementia Tour, health care professionals, family caregivers, business leaders, first responders and educators are experiencing for themselves the physical and mental challenges facing people with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.
The Virtual Dementia Tour—a scientifically proven method of building a greater understanding of dementia through the use of patented sensory tools and instruction—is Your Window into Their World.
*The Virtual Dementia Tour is not appropriate for persons diagnosed with dementia.
Caldwell Hospice is excited to offer the Virtual Dementia Tour to our community. Participants are led through the approximately 45-minute experience in 10-minute intervals and only need to be present for their appointment time. Call today for an appointment! Space is limited. For more information, to register or be placed on the VDT waiting list, contact Lisa Caviness, Caldwell Hospice Public Relations and Marketing Specialist, at prc@caldwellhospice.org or 828.754.0101.
