The mission of the Hospice House Foundation of WNC, Inc. is to provide and endow an Inpatient Hospice Facility for our community and to support hospice.

Hospice serves the needs of patients who are terminally ill in their homes. An Inpatient Facility offers a home like atmosphere that will help families and patients when care needs go beyond what can be provided in the home. Acute care services provided in hospitals and nursing homes are generally not geared to the unique needs of hospice patients and families. An inpatient facility will assure the continuum of quality hospice services for those that need and select this option at end of life in a home like atmosphere.

There are currently 28 Hospice Houses in North Carolina. There is a critical need in this part of the state for an inpatient facility, as reflected in the decision by the State medical Facilities Planning Commission in their 2010 plan. This facility will not only serve Macon County but the surrounding counties of Swain, Jackson, the Cherokee Reservation, Graham, Clay, Cherokee and North Georgia.

The HHF is preparing a Certificate of Need application which is required by the state of North Carolina, for the inpatient facility.

IF YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP WITH THIS PROJECT BY WRITING A LETTER OF SUPPORT, please address your letter to the HHF and return it to us for inclusion in the Certificate of Need application at the address below.

Hospice house Foundation of WNC
PO Box 815
Franklin, NC 28744

You may also e-mail your letter to micheleralderson@yahoo.com
Or call 828-524-6375 and a volunteer will pick it up.

Thank you for supporting our “Mission”