Facilities

Hospice House

Home Away from Home
Hospice House is a new 12-bed facility that will serve Foothills families from North and South Carolina. The 18,500-square foot facility will be located on a 14-acre site in Landrum, S.C. It will provide a safe and peaceful home-away-from-home for people with terminal illness and their families.

Care Around the Clock, Seven Days a Week
Some patients will come for short-term medical attention and will usually return home after several days. For others, Hospice House will be a place to live and be cared for when home care is not possible. A professional staff will provide care 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Opening in January 2009
After the groundbreaking in May 2007, site preparation was completed and construction began in January 2008. Construction is on schedule for Hospice House to open in January 2009. To follow the progress, click here

Hospice House Capital Campaign

We could not build Hospice House without your gifts. Thank you for your interest and support. If you would like more information about making a donation, or about remaining naming opportunities, please call Beth Child, Director of Development, at 828.894.7000 or 800.617.7132, or email bchild@hocf.org.

Click here to purchase a brick or paver for the permanent and meaningful Path of Remembrance

Click here to download a printable pledge/donation form

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For more information about Hospice House, please read the Hospice House Case Statement.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did you decide on 12 bedrooms?
We have been researching this project for several years, evaluating data from many sources, and consulting with other residential hospices. The result of our studies suggested a need for seven beds for short-stay inpatient care, and five beds for residential hospice care by the year 2010.

Why now?
The average number of patients receiving hospice care each day has risen from 36 in 2003, to 46 in 2005, to 67 in January 2006, to 96 in July 2006. And this increase includes a growing percentage of patients who cannot stay at home.

Who will pay the day-to-day operating costs of Hospice House?
Hospice House will operate largely with reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance for routine hospice services.

What if a person has no insurance and can’t pay?
As always, we will provide care regardless of a person’s ability to pay. We will continue to rely on the community’s generous financial support to meet these needs.

Will pets be allowed to visit?
Of course. And children of all ages as well.

How was the site chosen?
With great care. It is in the center of our service area, and easily accessible from I-26 and State Highway 14. It is heavily wooded, providing beauty and serenity. Also, it is a fairly flat piece of land, which will reduce construction costs.

What will happen to the Administration and Program Center in Columbus?
It will continue to serve as the office for staff providing hospice care in homes and nursing facilities, and for administrative staff for all hospice and end-of-life services and programs. It will also continue to provide space for educational programs and events—those sponsored by hospice and other community groups.