Wetherill Featured in Bucket List Art Show
MAY 1, 2024 Wilmington, NC – Lower Cape Fear LifeCare (LCFL) is hosting a very special bucket list solo art show of the work of hospice patient Tavish Wetherill. Excitement […]
Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Names New CEO
JUNE 28, 2024 WILMINGTON, NC – Lower Cape Fear LifeCare (LCFL) is pleased to announce it has named Deric Weiss, MD, ACP, as its new Chief Medical Officer and Clinical […]
Free Events on Understanding Dementia Offered in Brunswick County
MAY 23, 2024 Wilmington, NC – Lower Cape Fear LifeCare is hosting Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at two locations in Brunswick County. A morning workshop […]
What Is a Living Will and Why Do I Need One?
In life, we prepare for everything: marriage, births, college, and retirement. But we rarely plan for unexpected accidents and sudden illnesses that may require complex healthcare decisions. If the unthinkable […]
Hospice Is More Than a Place: Our Hospice Philosophy
More than 90 percent of hospice patients receive care where they live. Dr. Kenneth Garm, hospice physician, explains hospice care’s interdisciplinary philosophy to take care of patients’ physical, emotional and […]
Hospice Helps You Transition in Comfort
Everyone deserves the comfort that hospice care provides. Dr. Ted Winneberger, hospice physician, explains how life-limiting illnesses progress, and how the goal of hospice is to help people have as […]
Hospice Improves Quality of Life
Hospice care focuses on pain and symptom management, including anxiety and depression, to improve quality of life for the whole family. Kelly Erola, chief medical officer, explains the benefits of […]
Hospice is Financially Accessible
The Medicare Hospice Benefit covers all care, equipment and supplies related to a patient’s hospice diagnosis. Yolanda Rhodes, patient financial services manager, explains hospice benefits that are covered by Medicare, […]
Hospice Can Provide Months of Care
We hear it all the time: “We wish we’d called hospice sooner.” Dr. Kelly Erola, chief medical officer, explains that hospice provides for months of care, and why the sooner […]
Anyone Can Refer Someone to Hospice
While a doctor’s order is needed to receive hospice care, anyone can make the initial referral for care. Jennifer Howard, patient access manager, explains how to recognize when it may […]
