While many people think that hospice is a place, hospice care is actually a specialized type of care for those with a terminal or life-limiting illness that patients receive wherever they call home – including assisted living facilities and nursing homes. How Does Hospice Care Help Nursing Home Residents? While nursing home staff are experts […]
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with a life-limiting or terminal illness, you may have heard the words “comfort care” and “hospice care” used a lot. But what exactly is comfort care? When can you receive it, and is it any different from hospice care? We’ll explore the answers to these questions […]
Fewer things are harder than watching a loved one with a life-limiting illness slip away. It becomes even more challenging when families notice that their loved one has stopped eating and drinking. Because many family traditions revolve around food and drink as a way of showing love and care, they wonder if they are being […]
More than 90 percent of hospice patients are served where they live and are most comfortable – at home, making hospice care at home very popular.. However, some people and families may be hesitant to welcome strangers in to care for their loved one, let alone a whole team of them. Families may see this […]
Approximately 16 million Americans have COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), and millions more have it but have not yet been diagnosed. If you or a loved one has COPD, you may be wondering about the hospice guidelines for COPD and when hospice care is necessary. We’ve got the answers along with more information about the […]
ALS—also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease—is a progressive illness that severely damages nerves in the spinal cord and brain. ALS stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and it affects roughly 12,000 to 15,000 Americans, according to information from the Centers for Disease Control. Because this is a progressive disease, many wonder if ALS patients will qualify […]
A graceful, white statue of an angel holding a bouquet of roses gently welcomes all who arrive at the Angel House care hospice house in Whiteville, NC. This beautiful, relaxing state-of-the-art facility creates a peaceful environment for those in need of inpatient, acute hospice care and their family and visitors. We’d like to take you on […]
Hospice care is available to U.S. Veterans through the Veterans Health Administration benefits package. All enrolled veterans are eligible to receive and who meet the medical need for this type of care. Information on eligibility and enrollment can be found on the Department of Veterans Affairs website. No cost care that improves quality of life […]
As our country continues to isolate and use all measures to stay safe from infection from COVID-19, you may wonder how this affects your access to hospice care in the home. Here are answers to questions you may have about hospice care during the current pandemic. Please contact us if you have further questions about […]
For many people, the idea of hospice care lasting more than a few days or weeks seems counterintuitive. That’s because all too often, patients are already in steep decline, if not actively dying, when they are admitted for care. Therefore, many people have been conditioned to think that hospice care, which is a Medicare benefit, […]
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Lower Cape Fear LifeCare
1414 Physicians Drive
Wilmington, NC 28401
910.796.7900 or 800.733.1476
FAX: 910.796.7901
On January 1, 2020, Lower Cape Fear Hospice formally changed its name to Lower Cape Fear LifeCare to better represent the spectrum of care and support they provide those in our community.
