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Putting People First
Putting people first means that your healthcare wishes and desires direct the path of your care and that’s exactly what Four Seasons does. Our Four Seasons Hospice Team works with you and your existing providers to ensure that what matters most to you is prioritized...
Four Seasons Named a National 2023 Hospice Honors Recipient
Hendersonville, NC— Four Seasons has been named a 2023 Hospice Honors recipient by HEALTHCAREfirst, a leading provider of billing and coding services, CAHPS surveys and advanced analytics. Hospice Honors is a prestigious, national program that recognizes hospices...
Four Seasons Introduces Mobile Care Unit
Four Seasons Introduces Mobile Palliative Care Unit Four Seasons introduces its new mobile medical clinic. The mobile clinic and SIM mannequin will enhance training for our staff throughout Western North Carolina. The mobile unit will also allow Four Seasons to...
5 Reasons to Call Hospice Sooner
It's a myth that Hospice is only for the final days of life. In fact, it’s recommended that as soon as you are eligible for hospice, you call us, so that the time you have left is on your terms and so that we can ensure that your wishes are carried out. To qualify for...
Males as Caregivers
Author: Judy Edwards, BSSW, MCRP, Social Work Care Navigator According to AARP, two out of five unpaid caregivers in the United States are men (Jean Accius, PhD, AARP Public Policy Institute (2017). Although not traditionally recognized for performing caregiving...
How Care Navigation Helps
What do you do when your aging loved one lives in a different area from the person(s) who would be their primary caregiver and wants to stay there as they age? How do you make sure they are safe and receiving the care they need? Lisa Cole found herself in this exact...
Serious Illness & Hospice Care Blog
The Power of Unconditional Giving
Author: Elise Boren, Hospice Volunteer The Power of Unconditional Giving You're missing out on a huge opportunity for just a little of your time! I would like to share my experience with the immense power of giving. I have been involved with hospice care on one level...
The Gift of Volunteering for Hospice
Author: Julia Hunt, Four Seasons Volunteer The Gift of Volunteering I recently heard that Jimmy Carter has chosen to go into hospice. When I heard this I said to myself, “What a gift it would be to be able to be his volunteer.” Of course, what is true for me is that...
We Make House Calls Wherever You Call Home
Author: Dr. Ruth Thomson, Four Seasons Chief Medical Officer When people think of hospice care, they often picture care in a hospice inpatient unit or hospice house, like Four Seasons’ Elizabeth House, where hospice patients receive 24-hour care provided by hospice...
Cardiac Care at Four Seasons
Authors: Dr. Ruth Thomson, Four Seasons Chief Medical Officer, and Leisl Vale, Four Seasons Marketing Coordinator In partnership with the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) and the American Heart Association (AHA), Four Seasons is...
Hospice Care Helps You Be at Home for the Holidays
If you or a loved one needs Hospice Care, don't wait until after the Holidays. Having Hospice Care means support for the caregiver and comfort for the patient. It gives you and your loved one the chance to embrace these moments and live them with more comfort and...
National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
Four Seasons is grateful to be a leading provider of Palliative and Hospice Care in thirteen counties in Western North Carolina. During November, which is recognized as National Palliative and Hospice Care Month, we are dedicated to increasing awareness and providing...
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Patient & Family Support Services Blog
Learning to Stand Again
After losing his wife, Robin, Bill Tankersley struggled to stand again. Through volunteering at Four Seasons, Bill slowly found his purpose again. Read about how volunteering and supporting the people who cared so dearly for his wife helps Bill to push through even...
A Day in the Life of a Social Worker by Kelly Caudle
Meeting people for the first time is always interesting. Inevitably, someone is going to ask, “What do you do for a living?”. I explain I am a Hospice social worker and immediately, the eyes widen, and you hear a slight gasp followed by “Wow…it takes a special person...
Four Seasons Mission Moments
Read stories from families we have been privileged to serve and from our treasured team members.
A Simple Fishing Trip
Sometimes casting a fishing pole in the water is the best gift a person can get and that was certainly true with this story. Years ago, a patient was referred to Four Seasons that was a good candidate to take part in a Clinical Research Trial on managing pain caused...
What does Dignity have to do with Clinical Research?
Years ago, we had a patient who had enrolled himself in an Opioid-Induced Constipation study. He had multiple amputations and suffered severe ongoing pain and discomfort on a daily basis. He was on a large amount of pain medications prescribed to him to try to...
The Patient that Taught Me to See
Being new to Four Seasons at the time, I was constantly in awe of every opportunity I was given to visit with our patients. This particular patient and visit were ones that changed my perception and opened my eyes. This patient was a well-traveled lady and retired...
Our People
Read stories about our leaders & staff (see our Volunteer Blog below as well).
Four Seasons President & CEO Named Future Leader by Aging Media
Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair, Ed.D, MBA, MLAS, SPHR®, SHRM SCP- President and CEO of Four Seasons, The Care You Trust- was named a Future Leader in the Class of 2022 in the Hospice Division by Aging Media. Aging Media recognizes dynamic leaders, ages 40 and under, who...
Four Seasons President & CEO Featured in Carolina Spark Magazine
Four Seasons President & CEO, Dr. Millicent Burke Sinclair, was featured in the January 2022 issue of Carolina Spark Magazine. Spark highlights women in Western North Carolina who are leading the way in their field. We are proud and happy to have one such woman in...
Four Seasons Hires New CMO, Ruth Thomson, DO, MBA, HMDC, FACOI, FAAHPM
Four Seasons, the Care You Trust is pleased to announce our new Chief Medical Officer, Ruth Thomson, DO, MBA, HMDC, FACOI, FAAHPM. Dr. Thomson brings more than 20 years of hospice and palliative care experience to her role of Chief Medical Officer at Four Seasons. She...
A Day in the Life of a Social Worker by Kelly Caudle
Meeting people for the first time is always interesting. Inevitably, someone is going to ask, “What do you do for a living?”. I explain I am a Hospice social worker and immediately, the eyes widen, and you hear a slight gasp followed by “Wow…it takes a special person...
Volunteer Blog
Read stories about our volunteers, volunteer opportunities and more!
The Gift of Volunteering for Hospice
Author: Julia Hunt, Four Seasons Volunteer The Gift of Volunteering I recently heard that Jimmy Carter has chosen to go into hospice. When I heard this I said to myself, “What a gift it would be to be able to be his volunteer.” Of course, what is true for me is that...
I Love Volunteering!
If you’ve ever shopped at the Home Store in downtown Hendersonville, Volunteer Mary Coffey is probably no stranger! Her professional background began with a degree in education and later blossomed into a successful career with Maytag International as a Training and...
Patty Vega Home Store Volunteer Spotlight
Patty came to volunteer at Four Seasons after her husband was cared for at Elizabeth House in 2015. He fought a long battle with cancer and, as she recounts, “The services he received and the assistance I was given allowed me to be strong for him and make his last...
Volunteering Here is Special
I first learned about Four Seasons through my student advisor, Vanessa Capps. Four Seasons was a volunteering option available to me to complete my hours for the Work-Based Learning Program at Blue Ridge Community College. Before learning of this opportunity, I was...
Finding the Right Place: Volunteer Sandy Williams
It was 1986. I was working at my husband’s dental office raising two teenage daughters and was involved in many community activities when my mother was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. I was devastated. At first, our family managed to care for my mother. As an...
Serving & Educating Our Community
Fritz and Christine (Chris) Becker embody the definition of “salt of the earth.” With backgrounds in service organizations, Fritz and Chris bring a unique and valued perspective to their volunteer work at the Home Store. The Beckers are originally from New York. Fritz...