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We love sharing our bucket-list stories, and there are so many of them that we’ve given them their own home:  The Hospice Care Plus Bucket-List Blog.

Visit today and read inspiring stories about bucket-list wishes like:

  • Meeting Blake Shelton in Person (It Happened!)
  • Visiting a Favorite Fishing Hole One More Time
  • Marrying the Love of His Life
  • Seeing a Grandson Start School a Few Years Early
  • Making Sure A Wife Dances Again

And many more. The Bucket-List Blog is also a great place to learn more about what exactly we mean when we talk about bucket-list wishes, and how you can support the Bucket-List Campaign.

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Our Mission:

Hospice Care Plus empowers those we serve to enjoy the highest quality of life, respecting their values, beliefs, needs, and goals through specialized care, education, resources, and grief support.

Our Service Area:

Our Home Hospice and Home Palliative Care programs serve you, wherever you call home, in the Kentucky counties of Estill, Jackson, Lee, Madison, Owsley, and Rockcastle.

Our inpatient care facility, the Compassionate Care Center, and administrative offices are located in Richmond, Kentucky.

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News & Events

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Register Now for the Summer Fun BBQ!

The annual Summer Fun BBQ fundraiser is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and everyone is invited. Join hosts Mr. and Mrs. Verlon Prewitt on Saturday, August 13 at 6pm for “Summer Fun BBQ under the Big Top.” The event will be held at the Prewitt farm on Cedar Grove Road in Irvine. This year’s BBQ features…

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To See Blake Shelton

June 6, 2016, was a magical day for Hospice Care Plus patient, Brenda Roberts. She was in the audience to see one of her favorite people, Blake Shelton, perform at the Country Music Hall of Fame CMA Theater in Nashville.

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To Give Back

Don Ray loved music. Specifically, he loved to collect it, sing it, and entertain with it. By the time he chose hospice care, he had thousands of CDs that made up an impressive collection for one of his favorite hobbies: karaoke.

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To Make a Joyful Noise

Marlene Payne had a very specific wish. Granting that wish would involve getting her up five flights of stairs into a bell tower, so she could play the instrument she loved one more time.