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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:

Compassionate Care Plus provides exceptional, compassionate care for individuals with serious and advanced illness; while honoring dignity, ensuring comfort, and celebrating life.

Our Values:

Compassion. Hope. Dignity. Integrity. Accountability.

Our mission reflects the values we hold dear, and our commitment to these values shows in the care we provide.

Our Promise:

These values have led us to promise to honor your journey with dignity, compassion, and respect.

Our Service Area:

Our hospice home program serves 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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New Volunteer Training Nov. 7

Hospice Care Plus is hosting a new volunteer training on Sat., Nov. 7, from 9am to 4pm at the Compassionate Care Center in Richmond. The training is for those who would like to help provide care and support to individuals, caregivers, and families. Tina Hesketh, Hospice’s volunteer coordinator, says volunteers can fill many roles. “We…

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“Save A Seat” Coming Oct. 17

A group of Bereans are once again holding their own special event to raise funds for Hospice Care Plus. “Save a Seat,” a dinner and show, is scheduled for Sat., Oct. 17, 6PM, at the Rock House, located behind Church on the Rock in Berea. Created by Donna Angel, the event will raise funds for…

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Kilted Classic Coming Sept. 17

The first annual Kilted Classic is coming to Richmond on Thursday, Sept. 17. The University Club at Arlington will play host to the new event, created and organized by local attorney, golfer, and Celtic enthusiast, Jud Patterson. The fun begins Wednesday night, Sept. 16, at the Mule Barn at Arlington with a pre-party featuring singer-songwriter Ashley…

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To Get Back Home

Nancy Isaacs, a Hospice Care Plus nurse, now retired but with 20-plus years under her belt, will never forget one patient’s bucket-list story. “He hadn’t lived in our county very long,” remembers Nancy. “He was from a small town in eastern Kentucky, and his greatest wish was to have his body taken back there to be…