Posts by Kay Coole
What Is A Hospice House?
We are frequently asked about the difference between a Hospice House and a nursing home. The SECU Crystal Coast Hospice House is a specialized care home for hospice patients who need temporary or short term care when they can no longer remain in their own home, or are released from the hospital and cannot return…
Read MoreHappy New Year!
Happy New Year… …and a very BIG Thank You to all of our friends and supporters who helped to make 2017 a successful year for Crystal Coast Hospice House. Thanks to your generous support, we were able to provide care for 214 patients and their families in 2017! Since opening our doors in July of…
Read MoreChristmas Eve Meal
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Read MoreCalling All Gingerbread Bakers!
Gingerbread Festival Competition & Display For Christmas lovers, gingerbread enthusiasts, master sculptors, kids, amateurs, professionals, and candy connoisseurs of all ages! Enter your edible masterpiece in our competition to benefit SECU Crystal Coast Hospice House and, of course, for a chance to win great prizes and revel in that “gingerbread feeling.” The competition is free…
Read MoreHow To Support The Gingerbread Festival
The Gingerbread Festival is our primary fundraising event each year. Here are six ways that you can get involved in something special to help us make this year’s the most successful yet… Click Here To See All The Latest Information About The Fifth Annual Gingerbread Festival!
Read MoreWhen Is It Time For Hospice?
Here at SECU Crystal Coast Hospice House, our staff is trained to offer peace of mind in addition to medical care. We hear it so many times, patients and families tell us: “We wish we’d called hospice sooner.” Patients and families can benefit most from hospice care when they seek support earlier rather than in…
Read MoreMeet Our Team – Kyra
Kyra Moore is the Chairman of the Crystal Coast Hospice House Board of Directors. She began volunteering when the house was still a “dream” and transitioned to the board in 2013. As chairman, she works closely with the Executive Director, Charlie Miller, and the other board members to ensure the programs and services are consistent…
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Who Is Eligible For Hospice Care?
Hospice care is for people who have chosen comfort-oriented care over the pursuit of further curative or experimental treatment. Anyone who is diagnosed with a terminal illness, and whose life is most likely measured in months rather than years, may select hospice care. Technically speaking, there are three main requirements for hospice eligibility: The patient…
Read MoreMeet Our Team – Charlie & Kay
Charlie Miller and Kay Coole are the staff of Crystal Coast Hospice House (CCHH), the non-profit foundation that owns and oversees the SECU Crystal Coast Hospice House facility. They work closely with the Board of Directors for CCHH as well as with their counterparts and staff at 3HC, their operating partners who run daily operations…
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