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

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 and a lending library.
• Semi-annual memorial services — This is a non-denominational program that honors those who have died and acknowledges the loss we feel. Individual and group sessions for adults and children are available at some locations.

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

Bereavement support groups

We offer bereavement support groups in both Asheville and Brevard to help you grieve the loss of your loved one.

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. No RSVP required.
• Journey Through Grief Group — This closed, six-week grief support group is offered quarterly, typically on Wednesday afternoons. Registration is required and participants should first attend both sessions of Grief 101. To RSVP, email Brett McKey.
• Brevard Group — This group will meet on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month from 2:30pm to 4:00pm at the Transylvania Regional Hospital Chapel.

For more info, contact Amanda Alexander or call (828) 251-0126