Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Ten Ways Patients Get Treated Better

POLST, the Conversation Project, health apps and better tests:


Ten Ways Patients Get Treated Better




Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Wine Tasting at Appalachian Vintner

Join us February 8th for a wine tasting to benefit our Zambia Partnership! More info: Cultivate Wines Event





Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Spotlight: Having Your Own Say

  
Annette Beyea, DO, MPH
 Dr. Annette Beyea, Palliative Care Physician Outpatient Director for Four Seasons, shares her thoughts on Having Your Own Say:

Having Your Own Say is an inspirational book and significant contribution to the literature that embraces a model of care to promote informed, value-based decisions for persons at all stages of illness across all settings.
The authors emphasize the role of advance
care planning, care coordination, and palliative care, as integral components to facilitate preparedness and access to high quality care which aligns with individual’s values, goals, and preferences for care in the face of serious and life-threatening illness. As our communities prepare to support the growing demands of the rapidly expanding aging population and those living with complex chronic illness, it is essential that we develop innovative systems of care to facilitate communication, planning, and documentation across the continuum. Such systems must promote inter-professional collaborative practice, but also aim to engage the community at all levels to empower individuals and families to be informed and prepared for current and future healthcare states.

Friday, January 18, 2013

Life In Forward Transition

LIFT, Life In Forward Transition, will be held every other Tuesday from January 15-April 9. LIFT offers an experience of shared camaraderie in a nurturing and positive environment for bereaved children, teens and families.

LIFT is a 7-session program that is free of charge. Please visit HeartSongsLIFT.com or call Susan Bumgarner at (828) 233-0334 for additional information.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

6 Ways Volunteers Help Four Seasons

Our Volunteers provide a wide variety of services that are vital to our agency and mission.

As a Four Seasons Volunteer, you can:

1. Work directly with patients and families
2. Provide office support in our administrative offices
3. Help to staff our Hospice Home Store
4. Serve as a representative of Four Seasons within your faith community
5. Sew comfort items and quilts for patients
6. Help maintain our beautiful gardens at Elizabeth House

...and much more!

Learn how you can share your many gifts and talents as a Hospice Volunteer. Our New Volunteer Orientation starts Monday, January 21.  Call (828) 692-6178 for more information or to register!

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Healthcare Cafe: Hot Topics in Healthcare

 This week on Healthcare Cafe Meridith Elliot Powell will be discussing her book: The Real Dope on Dealing with an Addict: How Addiction Saved My Life.


Learn more about the authors and what inspired the book here.


Tune in today at 10:30 am for a great discussion: WZGM 1350 AM


Upcoming next week: "How to Keep Healthy Cognitive Skills with Aging" with Dr. Ginna Templeton.






Thursday, January 10, 2013

We Couldn't Do What We Do...

We couldn't do what we do at Four Seasons without our caring, compassionate Volunteers.  Our New Volunteer Orientation starts Monday, January 21

Call (828) 692-6178 for more information or to register!

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Life In Forward Transition

LIFT, Life In Forward Transition, will begin next Tuesday, January 15th, 2013. LIFT offers an experience of shared camaraderie in a nurturing and positive environment for bereaved children, teens and families.
LIFT is a 7-session program that is free of charge. Please visit HeartSongsLIFT.com or call Susan Bumgarner at 828-233-0334 for additional information or to register.

Friday, January 4, 2013

Healthcare reform should include community-based palliative care


Service integration promotes viable outpatient palliative care:

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130103/Service-integration-promotes-viable-outpatient-palliative-care.aspx


 

Become a Hospice Volunteer This Year!

Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to volunteer more of your time with a local non-profit?  We are always in need of more Volunteers here at Four Seasons!  Our New Volunteer Orientation starts Monday, January 21. 
Call (828) 692-6178 for more information or to register!