Congratulations to Tina Jackson, Liberty HomeCare and Hospice of Supply CNA, for 30 years of service! Tina's loyalty and dedication to the Supply Hospice team and their patients are felt by everyone. Thank you, Tina, for brightening each patients' day with your smile and care for the past 30 years. May you continue to do so for many years to come! #CNA #cnasrock #hospicecna #30yearsofpatientcare #cnalife #dedicatedtopatientcare
From our family to yours, we wish you a happy and safe July 4th!
Happy National Nursing Assistant Week! Our Nursing Assistants are Essential to the Heart of Healthcare and Liberty!
On this day, remember the fallen, honor their sacrifice, and celebrate their memory and service.
Liberty Home Care’s Myrtle Beach team was proud to be invited to participate in Portside Grande Dunes Assisted Living’s drive-by parade this week. Parade members also included Ed Piotriwski from WPDE, family members of Portside resident, other community partners and was completed by 2020 High School Seniors walked in their cap & gowns. Residents loved watching the event.
Liberty Hospice of Durham would like to thank Gwen Stanley's daughter, Theresa, for inviting them to take part in a surprise birthday parade she organized to honor her mother. Hospice Chaplain, Melissa Fretwell, shares her thoughts about the experience.
Creating New Rituals due to COVID-19
Taking ordinary things around us – cars and people and balloons and signs - and creating something new is an authentic means, in the midst of COVID-19, to both celebrate and mourn.
On a sunny Saturday afternoon in Durham, North Carolina a group of people, some family and some friends and some hospice team, showed up to take ordinary things and share ordinary love with a sister as she journeys through her birthday towards her end of life.
We each responded to the text message invitation…
sent out two days in advance.
We showed up to the unknown…
you know we hadn’t done it this way before.
We followed the leader…
joined a procession.
We joined our hearts and beings together…
and celebration of unity around the block began.
The ritual began…
We took our place in the line-up for the celebration.
The time came and the time went… yes, we were late getting started.
The symbols arose… the balloons hung out of the sunroofs.
Signs were strung from car mirrors to car doors.
The sounds began. Horns sounded. People yelled.
It was 10-minutes of … we see you and we are with you and for you!!!
And for 10- minutes…
She recognized her people.
She smiled at her people.
She knew people were with her and for her.
And maybe, that is what these spaces are meant to be. A moment of connection.
And, maybe that is why we miss these moments so much.
Maybe showing up matters.
And this ritual, was also so much more.
As we journeyed together, as a hospice chaplain, I could not help but notice…
We also held the reality.. that one-day soon the lineup will be for mourning.
the symbols will change from balloons to flowers.
the horns will be silent and waves will arise.
So, maybe the processional ritual can help us celebrate and mourn in these days, because….
Showing up matters.
Communicate I am with you and for you matters.
Being open to new ways of connection can offer authentic life giving connection…
Until the day arises when other ordinary means of connection arise!
Melissa Fretwell, M.Div.-BCC
Hospice Chaplain
Liberty Homecare & Hospice
Durham, North Carolina
With respect and gratitude, we thank all Veterans on this Veterans day for your service and sacrifice.
Liberty Home Care Liaisons were excited to host a Drive Thru breakfast for Dunn and Fayetteville Home Health and Hospice clinicians last week in appreciation of their work and the care they provide Liberty patients. Tonya Foland, Meredith Keipper, Lisa Honeycutt, Christi Hall, and Tammy Vickers served approximately 70 staff members a Chick Fil A breakfast, and a snack from Jenny’s Sweet Creations located in Benson, NC.
Go Red for Women today and help increase awareness for women's heart health. We are committed to standing together by offering programs like HRS Telehealth. Liberty's HRS Telehealth Program increases patient engagement and management of chronic conditions such as CHF and COPD. Our patients will find comfort in knowing Liberty HomeCare is there to stand with them as they manage the heart health issues that affect so many.
From our family to yours, we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Liberty Hospice invites you to join us for our "Virtual" Memorial Celebration. We join with you in holding the memories of your loved ones in our hearts.
Liberty Homecare and Hospice of Siler City is getting in the Christmas spirit! As this year has been unlike any other for healthcare workers, the team enjoyed decorating trees to brighten the office for the holiday season.
Marsha Daniel, RN Clinical Liaison, hosted a community open house yesterday to celebrate Liberty HomeCare & Hospice of Halifax County's new location. Guests were welcomed with a Liberty goodie bag and a Chick-fil-a lunch. Given COVID restrictions, the event was held for local physicians and case managers as a drop-in during their lunch hour to meet staff and tour the new office.
Liberty Hospice of Supply took special measures to honor their patient, Ruth Douthat, for her service in the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve (MCWR). Authorized by Congress in July 1942, the MCWR officially began on February 13, 1943 to provide relief during WWII so officers and men would be free for combat. Ruth joined the unit on January 7, 1944 and was assigned to the Marine Headquarters in Arlington, performing many administrative duties including working in the paymaster department. Corporal Ruth Douthat completed her time in service on March 1, 1946. For Veteran’s Day, Liberty volunteers Pam Freeman and Donna Long presented Ruth with a handmade red, white, and blue quilt and pillow in honor of her sacrifice and service.
