Events & Happenings
Living with Grief: A Shifting Landscape for End-of-Life Ethics
On Demand through April 10, 2024. Register by June 20, 2023.
AMOREM, formerly Burke Hospice and Palliative Care & Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, will offer Hospice Foundation of America’s (HFA) annual Living with Grief® Virtual Program, A Shifting Landscape for End-of-Life Ethics, on demand through April 10, 2024. Registered participants will receive a program link, downloadable handouts, and a payment code for two continuing education credits, if desired.
The two-hour program uses a case study approach to review and explore well-established ethical principles of end-of-life care in the presence of emerging legal, social and technological change. A panel of experts will act as an ethics committee, discussing the ethical principles illustrated by six case studies and providing recommendations for resolution. Case studies will include topics such as futile treatment, communication, opioid usage, concurrent care, voluntarily stopping eating and drinking, medical aid in dying and more.
Frank Sesno, former CNN anchor, will lead the panel of noted authorities that includes: Karen Bullock, PhD, LCSW, APHSW-C, FGSA; Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv; Timothy W. Kirk, PhD, HEC-C; and Wendy Walters, LICSW, HEC-C.
This program will be practical for individuals and all levels of professionals—entry level, intermediate or advanced. The information provided will be useful to healthcare clinicians, social service clinicians and others working in hospice, palliative care, counseling, hospital, nursing home, funeral home or faith community environments. Two hours of CE credits are available at no cost to participants until April 10, 2024, through HFA for nurses, social workers, counselors, clergy and more. For HFA’s list of board approvals, go to https://www.hospicefoundation.org.
The complimentary presentation and CE credits are provided as part of the community grief support services of AMOREM because of their belief that it can improve quality of life. Registration is required by June 20, 2023. To learn more about this program or to register, contact Lisa Caviness, public relations coordinator, at 828.754.0101 or lcaviness@amoremsupport.org.
Good Mourning Children's Grief Camp
VALDESE CAMPUS
Saturday, May 13, 2023
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
1721 Enon Road, Valdese, NC
HUDSON CAMPUS
Saturday, May 27, 2023
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson, NC
BOONE CAMPUS
Saturday, June 10, 2023
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
137 Moonstruck Lane, Boone, NC
AMOREM will offer three opportunities to help grieving children. We may not recognize their grief because children express grief differently from adults. When children experience death, they may think they are the only ones in the world who have ever lost a mom, dad, grandparent or other loved one. At Good Mourning Children’s Grief Camp, children will learn that they are not alone, their feelings are normal, and it is okay to remember their loved ones.
AMOREM’s annual Good Mourning Children’s Grief Camp will be on Saturday, May 13, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 1721 Enon Road, Valdese, NC; on Saturday, May 27, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson, NC; and on Saturday, June 10, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 137 Moonstruck Lane, Boone, NC. For over 20 years, children ages six through 12 who are grieving the loss of a loved one have been invited to spend a day devoted to remembering and healing through grief related activities. Through age-appropriate activities, children will gain a better understanding of grief and realize they are not alone. As they talk, draw, write, listen, and laugh, children can find the healing tools they need.
Good Mourning Children’s Grief Camp, presented by Ashewood Grief Support Services, is provided at no cost to participants due to the generosity and support of the community and Greer-McElveen Funeral Home and Crematory, and is facilitated by AMOREM staff and specially trained adult and teen volunteers. Lunch and snacks will be provided.
Ashewood Grief Support Services, grief support care of AMOREM, helps individuals of all ages and their families cope with the loss of people they love. Grief support services are provided at no cost to the community, even to those with no affiliation with hospice services. For more information, or to register for grief camp, contact Director of Grief Services Kimberly Setzer, MSW, LCSW at 828.754.0101, email ksetzer@amoremsupport.org, or visit www.amoremsupport.org.
Adult & Teen Volunteer Training
June 7 and 9, 2023
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
AMOREM's McCreary Family Professional Center
526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson, NC
Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? Do you have the compassionate spirit needed to be a companion for someone’s journey? In partnership with AMOREM, formerly Burke Hospice and Palliative Care & Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, staff, volunteers serve an essential role in patient and family support, administrative and community support.
AMOREM is hosting a two-day in-person training in June for adults and teens who are interested in becoming hospice volunteers. To reserve a spot in the training, participants must complete an application at www.amoremsupport.org/volunteer/apply-now. *Please note that trainings are subject to be held virtually.
An array of topics will be covered to help prepare attendees to become successful volunteers. Participants will learn about the strong community history and commitment of AMOREM, the physical, spiritual, and psychosocial issues hospice patients face, and much more from AMOREM’s staff of end-of-life care experts.
Currently, there is a need for volunteers to provide patient and family support. Other specific needs include veteran volunteers to support and make Veterans Honoring Veterans presentations to patients who are veterans.
Attendance is required at both sessions and meals will be provided. For more information or to register for the June 2023 adult volunteer training opportunity, contact Director of Volunteer Services Cyndi Akins at 828.754.0101, 1.844.MY.JOURNEY, or cakins@amoremsupport.org. You may also register online at www.amoremsupport.org/volunteer/apply-now.
Advance Care Planning Workshop
June 8, 2023
1:30 p.m.
Caldwell Senior Center
650A Pennton Avenue SW, Lenoir, NC
AMOREM and the Caldwell Senior Center will partner to offer an Advance Care Planning Workshop at no cost to the community on the second Thursday of each month. The workshop will be held June 8, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. at the Caldwell Senior Center in Lenoir.
Advance Directives: Living Wills and Healthcare Powers of Attorney are gifts to your family. Deciding, discussing and documenting your healthcare wishes helps ensure your healthcare wishes are known and honored. It also gives you peace of mind that you have made appropriate preparations. Notaries and witnesses will be available to help anyone who wants to complete their documents at the clinic. Space is limited and registration is required. For more information, or to register, call 828.758.2883.
Advance Care Planning Workshop
July 13, 2023
1:30 p.m.
Caldwell Senior Center
650A Pennton Avenue SW, Lenoir, NC
AMOREM and the Caldwell Senior Center will partner to offer an Advance Care Planning Workshop at no cost to the community on the second Thursday of each month. The workshop will be held July 13, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. at the Caldwell Senior Center in Lenoir.
Advance Directives: Living Wills and Healthcare Powers of Attorney are gifts to your family. Deciding, discussing and documenting your healthcare wishes helps ensure your healthcare wishes are known and honored. It also gives you peace of mind that you have made appropriate preparations. Notaries and witnesses will be available to help anyone who wants to complete their documents at the clinic. Space is limited and registration is required. For more information, or to register, call 828.758.2883.
Hospice 101:
Understanding Hospice Care
July 20, 2023
12:00 noon
via Zoom
This virtual workshop will describe what hospice is, who is eligible, who pays for care and what services are included. Learn all that hospice has to offer to patients and families, and how it can look different for each individual.
There is no cost to the community, but registration is required to receive the Zoom link. For more information, or to register, contact Twyla Hildebrand at 828.754.0101 or 1.844.4AMOREM, or email thildebrand@amoremsupport.org.
Advance Care Planning Workshop
August 10, 2023
1:30 p.m.
Caldwell Senior Center
650A Pennton Avenue SW, Lenoir, NC
AMOREM and the Caldwell Senior Center will partner to offer an Advance Care Planning Workshop at no cost to the community on the second Thursday of each month. The workshop will be held August 10, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. at the Caldwell Senior Center in Lenoir.
Advance Directives: Living Wills and Healthcare Powers of Attorney are gifts to your family. Deciding, discussing and documenting your healthcare wishes helps ensure your healthcare wishes are known and honored. It also gives you peace of mind that you have made appropriate preparations. Notaries and witnesses will be available to help anyone who wants to complete their documents at the clinic. Space is limited and registration is required. For more information, or to register, call 828.758.2883.
Adult Volunteer Training
August 29 and 31, 2023
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
AMOREM's Palliative Care Center
137 Moonstruck Lane, Boone, NC
Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? Do you have the compassionate spirit needed to be a companion for someone’s journey? In partnership with AMOREM, formerly Burke Hospice and Palliative Care & Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, staff, volunteers serve an essential role in patient and family support, administrative and community support.
AMOREM is hosting a two-day in-person training in August for adults who are interested in becoming hospice volunteers. To reserve a spot in the training, participants must complete an application at www.amoremsupport.org/volunteer/apply-now. *Please note that trainings are subject to be held virtually.
An array of topics will be covered to help prepare attendees to become successful volunteers. Participants will learn about the strong community history and commitment of AMOREM, the physical, spiritual, and psychosocial issues hospice patients face, and much more from AMOREM’s staff of end-of-life care experts.
Currently, there is a need for volunteers to provide patient and family support. Other specific needs include veteran volunteers to support and make Veterans Honoring Veterans presentations to patients who are veterans.
Attendance is required at both sessions and meals will be provided. For more information or to register for the August 2023 adult volunteer training opportunity, contact Director of Volunteer Services Cyndi Akins at 828.754.0101, 1.844.MY.JOURNEY, or cakins@amoremsupport.org. You may also register online at www.amoremsupport.org/volunteer/apply-now.
Adult Volunteer Training
September 11, 12, 14 and 18, 2023
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
AMOREM's Valdese Campus Meeting Room
1721 Enon Road, Valdese, NC
Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? Do you have the compassionate spirit needed to be a companion for someone’s journey? In partnership with AMOREM, formerly Burke Hospice and Palliative Care & Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, staff, volunteers serve an essential role in patient and family support, administrative and community support.
AMOREM is hosting a four-day in-person evening training in September for adults who are interested in becoming hospice volunteers. To reserve a spot in the training, participants must complete an application at www.amoremsupport.org/volunteer/apply-now. *Please note that trainings are subject to be held virtually.
An array of topics will be covered to help prepare attendees to become successful volunteers. Participants will learn about the strong community history and commitment of AMOREM, the physical, spiritual, and psychosocial issues hospice patients face, and much more from AMOREM’s staff of end-of-life care experts.
Currently, there is a need for volunteers to provide patient and family support. Other specific needs include veteran volunteers to support and make Veterans Honoring Veterans presentations to patients who are veterans.
Attendance is required at each session and meals will be provided. For more information or to register for the September 2023 adult volunteer training opportunity, contact Director of Volunteer Services Cyndi Akins at 828.754.0101, 1.844.MY.JOURNEY, or cakins@amoremsupport.org. You may also register online at www.amoremsupport.org/volunteer/apply-now.
Advance Care Planning Workshop
September 14, 2023
1:30 p.m.
Caldwell Senior Center
650A Pennton Avenue SW, Lenoir, NC
AMOREM and the Caldwell Senior Center will partner to offer an Advance Care Planning Workshop at no cost to the community on the second Thursday of each month. The workshop will be held September 14, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. at the Caldwell Senior Center in Lenoir.
Advance Directives: Living Wills and Healthcare Powers of Attorney are gifts to your family. Deciding, discussing and documenting your healthcare wishes helps ensure your healthcare wishes are known and honored. It also gives you peace of mind that you have made appropriate preparations. Notaries and witnesses will be available to help anyone who wants to complete their documents at the clinic. Space is limited and registration is required. For more information, or to register, call 828.758.2883.
It's the GIFT You Give Your Loved Ones:
Advance Care Planning Virtual Workshop
September 21, 2023
12:00 noon
via Zoom
Deciding the kind of health care you want at the end of your life is called ADVANCE CARE PLANNING...and it's the greatest gift you can give your loved ones.
Every day, we make dozens of choices for ourselves. Our friends and family learn these choices over time, remembering everything from our favorite colors to what drink to order for us at dinner. Yet when it comes to some of the most important choices we make—choices about what we would want for our health care if we could not speak for ourselves—few of our friends and family can say for sure what our wishes are.
The goal of advance care planning is for you to live well, in a way that is meaningful to you, for as long as you live.
If you become unable to make your own decisions, and your wishes are not formally recorded, your physician will consult someone close to you about your care. They will rely on this person to try to guess your wishes. Don't let a guess guide your health care! These questions are best considered, decided and communicated to others in advance, long before there is a health crisis or illness.
AMOREM, formerly Burke Hospice and Palliative Care & Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, is offering an Advance Care Planning Virtual Workshop on September 21, 2023, at 12 noon.
There is no cost to the community, but registration is required to receive the Zoom link. For more information, or to register, call 828.754.0101 or 1.844.4AMOREM, or email thildebrand@amoremsupport.org.
Advance Care Planning Workshop
October 12, 2023
1:30 p.m.
Caldwell Senior Center
650A Pennton Avenue SW, Lenoir, NC
AMOREM and the Caldwell Senior Center will partner to offer an Advance Care Planning Workshop at no cost to the community on the second Thursday of each month. The workshop will be held October 12, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. at the Caldwell Senior Center in Lenoir.
Advance Directives: Living Wills and Healthcare Powers of Attorney are gifts to your family. Deciding, discussing and documenting your healthcare wishes helps ensure your healthcare wishes are known and honored. It also gives you peace of mind that you have made appropriate preparations. Notaries and witnesses will be available to help anyone who wants to complete their documents at the clinic. Space is limited and registration is required. For more information, or to register, call 828.758.2883.
Advance Care Planning Workshop
November 9, 2023
1:30 p.m.
Caldwell Senior Center
650A Pennton Avenue SW, Lenoir, NC
AMOREM and the Caldwell Senior Center will partner to offer an Advance Care Planning Workshop at no cost to the community on the second Thursday of each month. The workshop will be held November 9, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. at the Caldwell Senior Center in Lenoir.
Advance Directives: Living Wills and Healthcare Powers of Attorney are gifts to your family. Deciding, discussing and documenting your healthcare wishes helps ensure your healthcare wishes are known and honored. It also gives you peace of mind that you have made appropriate preparations. Notaries and witnesses will be available to help anyone who wants to complete their documents at the clinic. Space is limited and registration is required. For more information, or to register, call 828.758.2883.
Hospice 101:
Understanding Hospice Care
November 16, 2023
12:00 noon
via Zoom
This virtual workshop will describe what hospice is, who is eligible, who pays for care and what services are included. Learn all that hospice has to offer to patients and families, and how it can look different for each individual.
There is no cost to the community, but registration is required to receive the Zoom link. For more information, or to register, contact Twyla Hildebrand at 828.754.0101 or 1.844.4AMOREM, or email thildebrand@amoremsupport.org.
Advance Care Planning Workshop
December 14, 2023
1:30 p.m.
Caldwell Senior Center
650A Pennton Avenue SW, Lenoir, NC
AMOREM and the Caldwell Senior Center will partner to offer an Advance Care Planning Workshop at no cost to the community on the second Thursday of each month. The workshop will be held December 14, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. at the Caldwell Senior Center in Lenoir.
Advance Directives: Living Wills and Healthcare Powers of Attorney are gifts to your family. Deciding, discussing and documenting your healthcare wishes helps ensure your healthcare wishes are known and honored. It also gives you peace of mind that you have made appropriate preparations. Notaries and witnesses will be available to help anyone who wants to complete their documents at the clinic. Space is limited and registration is required. For more information, or to register, call 828.758.2883.