Hospice of the Piedmont prioritizes mental health care

Hospice of the Piedmont prioritizes mental health care
[NC] Fox 8 WGHP; by Cassie Fambro; 6/20/25
Dealing with a life-limiting illness can involve many trips to the doctor, pharmacy and even the emergency room at all hours and carrying around medical records and balancing medication schedules. When a physician, a patient and their family come to the decision that hospice is the right choice, new resources open up to make the physical aspect of care much easier, but that’s not all. A critical part of hospice treatment is mental health care. “We truly think of not just the patient as the one we are caring for, but their whole kind of unit … if that’s family or friends, whoever is pitching in to be part of their care team,” said Caroline Oxford, director of family care services at Hospice of the Piedmont.