Randolph Hospice House expands facility & staff
Asheboro, NC- Recently, Hospice of Randolph County completed phase 2 of their specialized inpatient facility…The Randolph Hospice House. This state of-the-art facility, which is the first and only one of it’s kind in Randolph County, opened in January 2011. Phase one of the project included 10 private patient rooms, two family rooms, a library, chapel, and a patient/family dining room. To meet the needs of a growing community, Hospice of Randolph County applied for and received a Certificate of Need from the State of North Carolina to add another wing with an additional 6 patient rooms and family sunroom. A special feature of the new wing is a mural painted by well-known artist Susan Harrell. This unique piece of art joins other works from the piedmont triad area including a fountain designed by Seagrove Potter Daniel Johnston. The fountain is in a tranquil setting of a memory walk garden to benefit the patients and family members while helping put their minds and souls at ease. These special amenities are meant to add warmth and comfort to patients and families in a “home-like” setting as they are receiving medical care for chronic and life-limiting illnesses.
With the additio
n of this new wing, it brings this healthcare facility to 19,000 sq. ft. of 24 hour quality hospice care for Randolph County and surrounding communities. The house expands on the services that Hospice of Randolph County has provided for 28 years now, serving as the leader in hospice care for Randolph County. In addition to the expansion of this first-class venue, the organization is proud to announce Candy Hunter, RN, BSN, as the new Director of the Randolph Hospice House. Hunter grew up in Asheboro and graduated from Asheboro City Schools. She graduated from the RCC School of Nursing in 2002 and went directly to High Point Regional Hospital and worked on telemetry for 3 years. Next, Hunter came to Randolph Hospital and after working there for a couple of years, became a Nursing Supervisor and worked with their transitional unit and ICU. Candy continued her education with additional classes and in December of 2010, obtained her BSN degree at Winston-Salem State University. She resides in Asheboro with her husband Ryan and son Jake. Hunter recently stated, “This has been such a rewarding job for me in the short time I have been here. Hospice care warms my heart as a nurse and I am so honored to be part of such a wonderful agency as Hospice of Randolph County.”
