As the pandemic continues and we anticipate the availability of a vaccine in 2021, we wanted to share the latest publications from the CDC on the importance of getting vaccinated: Getting ‘Back to Normal’ Will Take All Our Tools Why Get Vaccinated COVID-19 Vaccination FAQs Getting the vaccine is important to protect yourself and your […]
For many the holidays are a time of joy, laughter and celebration. However, for people who have lost a loved one, it can be a time when emotional pain is amplified, and loneliness heightened as they face the prospect of a holiday without their loved one. Nothing can replace a loved one who has died, […]
As the CDC is highly recommending celebrating the holidays with family members within the same household or virtually due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19, hospice care is another way you can help protect your most vulnerable loved ones. If you or a loved one are living with a life-limiting illness and have received […]
All of us get concerned and worried when our loved one is diagnosed with a serious illness. As the disease progresses, we notice signs that specialized care, such as hospice or palliative care, may be needed. We hate to think our loved one is getting worse, so we may keep telling ourselves this is just […]
Threshold Singers International recently released a recording of music by the Westside Threshold Singers. This recording was shared with us thanks to our friends the Long Bay Threshold Singers. The songs offer peace and solace. The Long Bay Threshold Singers visit many of our hospice patients and families, in South Carolina, providing beautiful, a capella […]
Jenny Klein, LCFL social worker, talks about using your breath throughout the day to help you relax and reduce stress. Hi. I’m Jenny one of the social workers with Lower Cape Fear LifeCare. I’m coming to you by video with an invitation to spend just a few minutes focusing on your breath. I invite you […]
Lorraine Perry, LCFL Healing Arts Coordinator/Grief Care Counselor, provides a Healing Arts memory collage activity that a child, adult, or multi family members can do together to remember and honor a loved one while coping with loss. Hello, I’m Lorraine Perry a bereavement counselor and expressive arts therapist from Lower Cape Fear LifeCare. One of […]
The below videos and activities offer a learning opportunity for families with children and teens, and for professionals or other caregivers of young people. They are made to provide them with quick, easy information and tools to help them cope more effectively with the isolation, grief, and loss that is part of the stay-at home-order […]
Lois Clouden, LCFL Director of Patient Services, provides practical tips to help those caring for a loved one at home during COVID-19. Hi, my name is Lois Clouden. I’m a registered nurse and director at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in South Carolina. One of my roles is to teach a Caregiver’s Essential class. Today, I […]
Mary Dowcett, LCFL Grief Care Counselor, provides ways for those who have recently lost a loved one to cope during isolation due to COVID-19. Hello, my name is Mary Dowcett. I’m a grief counselor at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare. And, I would like to share with you three things about coping with isolation due to […]
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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.
