Hospice care

Inpatient hospice center care

At our 27-bed, inpatient hospice facility, Hospice Solace Center, we offer all ages a comfortable setting that feels like home. This specialized inpatient program helps manage acute pain, agitation, respiratory distress or other symptoms causing discomfort.

General inpatient care

General inpatient care (GIP), is available for terminally ill patients who need help managing symptoms of acute pain, agitation, respiratory distress or other ailments causing suffering. Potential GIP patients must meet hospice eligibility criteria for admission if they are not already enrolled in a hospice program. With GIP care, our goal is to provide care and medication management — beyond what could be provided at home — in order to help relieve the uncontrolled symptoms causing distress. 

If symptoms improve, allowing us to release you to home care, your care team will work with your caregiver to develop a safe discharge plan. If symptoms continue to persist, transitional care may be an option.

Our Solace Center offers the following features:

• Chapel with handcrafted stained-glass art
• Easy access to natural areas and surrounding gardens, including a gazebo, a labyrinth, visiting space and contemplation areas
• Fully-equipped kitchen for families
• Large, spacious family room with a grand piano, fireplace and dining area

For more information on general inpatient care, please call (828) 255-0231.

In-home hospice care

You may want or need to remain at home if you need hospice care, so we drive over a million miles each year to deliver care right where you live.

Our skilled team serves 11 counties in Western North Carolina, operating branch offices in Asheville, Brevard, Franklin and Marion. We offer support for end-of-life transitions, delivering respectful treatment to you and offering supportive care to your loved ones.

CarePartners Solace Center

21 Belvedere Rd.
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 210-3150

CarePartners Home Care & Hospice

68 Sweeten Creek Rd.
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 255-0231

CarePartners Home Care & Hospice

89 Hospital Drive, Suite A
Brevard, NC 28712
(828) 883-5254

CarePartners Home Care & Hospice

89 Hospital Drive, Suite A, 2nd Floor
Brevard, NC 28712
(828) 883-5254

CarePartners Home Care & Hospice

170 Church St.
Franklin, NC 28734
(828) 369-4206

CarePartners Home Care & Hospice

575 Airport Rd.
Marion, NC 28752
(828) 659-7068

Transitional care

Transitional care, or residential care, is a longer-term option for patients who meet general hospice eligibility criteria but who do not meet inpatient criteria. This may be the right option for you if your symptoms are well managed with your care plan, but you want to remain at our Solace Center (versus a discharge plan to return home, stay with a family member or transition to a facility). We typically offer two beds at our hospice center for transitional care, unless the center has patients requiring higher-level care. There's a daily room and board charge.

If beds are not available, our Solace Center team can discuss your options and assist with nursing facility placement if necessary. If you're not currently enrolled in our hospice program and wish to pursue inpatient opportunities, a hospice nurse will come to you and evaluate your eligibility. If our hospice team confirms your eligibility, we will admit you. Then, we'll discuss care with you, your family, our medical director and our Solace Center team about available placement options. A team member is available at (828) 255-0231.

Palliative care

Our palliative care services focus on managing your pain and discomfort and providing the highest quality of life alongside curative treatments. We partner with you to minimize distressing symptoms and reduce the stressors that accompany severe, chronic or life-limiting conditions. Our team provides extra support to align your goals with our services, including handling pain management and medical consultations.

To find out more about our palliative services, call and speak with a team member at (828) 277-4805.

Bereavement services

CarePartners Hospice Bereavement knows that we each have our own way of dealing with the loss of a loved one. The days following a death may be lonely or hard to face. Because each grief journey is unique, we stay in touch with you a few different ways during the months following the death of your loved one, so we can extend our support. Our hospice bereavement services are available to you or your family as you adjust to this loss. We offer grief support in a variety of ways for individuals and families.

Some of our bereavement services include:

• Bereavement care — This helps loved ones cope in the months after a death. Our bereavement staff provide grief counseling to family members and significant others. We help your family return to the routine of daily living. Services include grief support, telephone and mail contact, volunteer support, referral to community services.
• Memorial services — These non-denominational programs honor those who have died and acknowledge the loss we feel.
• Grief support groups — Our grief groups and classes provide education about the grief process and a space to share experiences of grief with other grievers.

For more information, please plan to meet with our bereavement coordinator or call (828)-251-0126.

Bereavement support groups

We offer bereavement support groups at all of our branches, including Asheville, Brevard, Franklin and Marion.

Asheville groups

All Asheville groups are held at the CarePartners Solace Center. For more information about any of the Asheville groups, contact Brett McKey.

• Grief 101 — For those interested in our support groups, we recommend first attending this two-session grief education class held on the first and second Wednesday of each month from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. No RSVP required.
• Men’s Group — This peer-led group meets at the CarePartners Solace Center on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and welcomes new members.
• Journey Through Grief Group — This six-week structured support group explores the themes introduced in Grief 101 in more depth. It has a cohort of about five to eight participants. We form groups around a shared loss (e.g., parent, spouse) and ask participants to commit to attending all six sessions if possible. Registration is required. For more info or to register, contact Brett McKey.
• Grief Poetry Group — Creativity can be a powerful way to process grief. In this group, we write and share poems related to grief. No prior writing experience required. We meet on the third Tuesday of the month from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• “Arrange & Rearrange” Grief Collage Group — In this hands-on workshop, we cut, glue, and rearrange words and pictures as we reshape our grief. Hospice volunteer Nancy Swift facilitates this group, which meets every other month on a Tuesday afternoon. RSVP is required. Contact Nancy Swift for more information.
• Spouse/Partner Loss Group — The death of a spouse or romantic partner can be one of the most difficult experiences we face in life. This group meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. and is open to anyone grieving the loss of a spouse or partner.

Brevard Grief Group

2nd and 4th Mondays 1:30pm-3:00pm
Transylvania Regional Hospital Chapel: 260 Hospital Dr, Brevard, NC 28712
Contact: Marcus Dodson (828)-862-6385

Franklin Grief Group

2nd and 4th Thursdays 11:00am-12:30pm
Macon County Library: 149 Siler Farm Rd., Franklin, NC 28734
Contact: Chelsea Lambert (828)-989-5611

Marion Tuesday Group

Weekly Group on Tuesdays 11am-12pm
Corpening Memorial YMCA: 348 Grace Corpening Dr, Marion, NC 28752
Contact: Richard Anderson (828)-803-7761

Marion Wednesday Group: “Subject to Change”

Weekly Group Wednesdays 11am-12pm
Blue Ridge Terrace Apartments: 116 Carson St, Marion, NC 28752
Contact: Richard Anderson (828)-803-7761