Vol. 3, No. 1 Spring 2008

Milestones
Spring 2008
a publication of CarePartners Foundation
Vol. 3, No. 1
Spotlight on...
Charles Pine
A Sincere Advocate for CarePartners
and to go to the Memory
Charles’ Mother
Care clinic.
Has a Stroke
A Geriatric Care
When his mother,
Manager provides practiEvelyn, had a stroke,
cal solutions as well as
Charles Pine had
emotional support for
been a member of the
elderly people and their
CarePartners Health
families. For example,
Services board for a little
Evelyn missed Mexico
over a year. Evelyn was
and needed reassurance
living in Mexico at the
that living in Asheville
time, but Charles knew
was the right decision.
she would receive the
Tina looked for ways to
best possible care if she
help Evelyn make concame to CarePartners
nections between Mexico
Rehabilitation Hospital
and her new home.
in Asheville. With a lot
Charles Pine’s mother and son were both patients in CarePartners
Knowing that Evelyn
of persistence, deterRehabilitation Hospital. A board member, Charles’ first hand
loved to go to the public
mination, and encourexperiences have deepened his understanding of all that CarePartners
square and listen to big
agement, Charles was
Health Services offers.
band music, Tina took
able to figure out the
her to a band concert at
physical therapy. It was just amazinsurance and transportathe Folk Art Center. Charles says
ing how well the people did, and
tion arrangements that allowed
Tina was also a resource for him.
how good they were with her.”
her to come to CarePartners for
“She’s great. I’d call her and check
Continued Help Through
treatment.
in with her. She was somebody I
Geriatric Care Management
As a board member, Charles
could talk to, to ask questions.” [See
After her rehabilitation,
knew a lot about CarePartners.
page 2 for more information about
Charles’ mother was helped
But his understanding was deeply
Geriatric Care Management.]
by CarePartners Geriatric Care
expanded when he experienced
Charles’ Son Comes to
Manager Tina Lipscomb, RN,
the care firsthand. “All this really
CarePartners, Too
MSN, CCM. Tina coordinated
gave me insight into what hapSix months after his mother’s
Evelyn’s transition from the
pens at CarePartners,” he says. “I
stroke, Charles’ son, Kevin, was
Rehabilitation Hospital to an asfound out how great the staff was
stricken with stroke-like sympsisted living facility. She arranged
and how great CarePartners was
toms. It turned out to be multiple
for Evelyn to have Home Health
because I could actually see it in
sclerosis, which had paralyzed him
services, to participate in the
action. She was in rehab for the
CarePartners Adult Day program,
stroke and had occupational and
Continued on page 2
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Board of Directors
Officers
Joel B. Rosenberg, M.D.,
Chair
Larry Harris, Chair-elect
Brady Blackburn, Secretary
James H. Robison, Treasurer
Kerry A. Friedman, Immediate
Past Chair
Directors
Dewey Andrew
Charles C. Campbell
John W. Carroll
Kathryn Daughton
Jennie Eblen
Robert P. Ingle
Patsy Keever
Dennis King, Ed.D.
Jeffrey S. McVay
Charles D. Owen, Jr.
Isaac Owolabi, Ph.D.
Charles E. Reiley
Constance B. Russell, M.D.
Bretney Smith
Joe E. Young, Jr., CLU, ChFC
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President
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Charles Pine, continued from page 1
on his right side. Kevin came to
CarePartners Rehabilitation Hospital
when he was released from the
acute-care hospital.
During his 10-day stay at
CarePartners, Kevin had intensive
physical, occupational, and speech
therapy. “It was just amazing how
the physical therapists could make
those legs work, that hand work,
those arms work, that shoulder
work,” Charles says. “The level of
care and follow-up has been phenomenal.” Kevin regained 100%
of his speech, and nearly all use of
his right leg and hand. He is back at
home and back at work.
Charles stresses that many,
many people played a part in his
mother and son’s rehabilitation.
CNAs, nurses, therapists, dietary
workers, doctors, and administration
all made a difference. He reflects
that “it takes a multitude of people to
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Spotlight on...
make the whole thing work.”
Advocating for Rehabilitation
Hospital Expansion
There is an expansion underway
that will add 17 new private patient
rooms and new therapy spaces to
CarePartners Rehabilitation Hospital.
The expansion will allow most patients to have a private room during
their stay, and will also eliminate
the need for patients to travel in an
elevator to and from their therapy
sessions.
Charles helped lead the fundraising effort for the building expansion. Because of his firsthand
knowledge he says, “It was so easy
for me to say yes, we need that new
building, we need it desperately, we
need the private rooms.”
Many thanks to Charles for his
volunteer service as a board member
and for his passionate advocacy for
CarePartners Rehabilitation Hospital.
Geriatric Care Management: Looking at the Big Picture
What is Geriatric Care Management?
Tina Lipscomb, RN, MSN, CCM says her work is “like pieces of a pie
coming together.” As a CarePartners Geriatric Care Manager, she looks at
the big picture. She helps coordinate the many aspects of care for someone
experiencing the challenges of aging. A Geriatric Care Manager can assist
with many needs, such as:
• Medication management
• Education about assisted living
and long-term care options
• Insurance coordination
• Communication with family
members and neighbors
• Coordination of in-home care
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Contact Lisa Laney-Kendrick,
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gram at 828-277-4886 or llaneykendrick@carepartners.org. To find
a Geriatric Care Manager in your area visit www.caremanager.org.
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Businesses Giving Back
W
e thank the many individuals,
businesses, churches, and other
groups who make giving to CarePartners
Hospice a priority. Here we celebrate
three businesses that have made recent
gifts, and are long-time supporters of
CarePartners Hospice.
The staff of BorgWarner’s Asheville Plant, pictured
here, can boast a company-wide record of 2
million hours without lost work time due to injury.
Photo courtesy of BorgWarner, Inc.
BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions Systems has been giving back to CarePartners Hospice for years through employees’
United Way gifts and as a sponsor of Festival of Trees. Recently, BorgWarner-Asheville celebrated an unprecedented 2
million hours without lost work time from injury! As a result of passing the 2 million hours mark, the plant was given a
safety award of $15,000 for donation to the charity of its choice. Because Hospice has touched so many lives, the employees chose to give the entire sum to CarePartners Hospice. On February 13th, Debbie Aiton, Executive Director of
CarePartners Hospice and Palliative Care, and five members of the Hospice staff attended a luncheon celebrating the local plant’s achievement and the gift to Hospice. According to Debbie, they were “very impressed and grateful to be able
to attend.” BorgWarner Chairman and CEO, Tim Manganello and BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions Systems President,
Roger Wood, from corporate headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan presented the Safety Award. They were joined by
representatives from 9 overseas plants, including Brazil, the United Kingdom, Mexico and Japan.
Cooper Enterprises co-founder and president, Wade Cooper, has personal experience with Hospice. His wife, Willa,
received Hospice care in 2002. This care moved him to give back to the organization that had meant so much to his
family at a difficult time. The Cooper Cup Golf Tournament is held each fall and proceeds are donated to CarePartners Hospice in Willa Cooper’s memory. As he has every year the tournament has been held, Wade Cooper personally
delivered the donation following the 2007 tournament. This gift was the largest yet - $6,900 - and brought the total
raised for Hospice by the Cooper Cup to $18,900. This remarkable tribute to Willa Cooper provides comfort, care and
compassion to many others, and the staff of CarePartners Hospice are honored to receive this support.
Each year, the Charitable Gifts Committee of Asheville Cardiology Associates gives back to the community by making gifts to support local non-profits. 2007 marked the 5th year CarePartners Hospice has received one of these generous gifts. We would like to thank Asheville Cardiology for its commitment to the healthcare needs of people in Western
North Carolina.
Coming soon:
March 21 & 22 - Chunns Cove Horse Club Spring Horse Show Friday, starting at 5:00 p.m. and Saturday starting
at 6:00 p.m. For information call Bev Taylor at (828) 423-5560 or visit www.chunnscovehorseclub.com.
May 31 - CarePartners Volunteer Recognition Event. Volunteers, save the date and stay tuned for details.
September 4-6 - “Rehab for Life” Conference sponsored by CarePartners and MAHEC.
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Hospice Benefits from the Spirit of the Holidays
T
he Festival of Trees is the largest annual fundraiser benefitting CarePartners Hospice. Thanks to our talented and tireless volunteers and generous and loyal donors, the 2007 Festival raised not only funds, but awareness and spirits.
“Volunteering
with hospice is timeconsuming, but in the long run it’s
about how you feel in your heart.”
Rick Newman,
tree designer for 11 years
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Another Successful Festival!
 $121,000 in total donations including:
$68,500 for 2,621 memorial ornaments
$27,352 for gift wrapping
$23,100 to sponsor designer trees
 More than 8,500 hours donated by
volunteers
 More than 400 little trees decorated by children from 36 schools
and 4 civic groups for patients of
CarePartners Hospice and CarePartners
Rehabilitation Hospital
Thank you to the many individuals, groups, and businesses
who made the 2007 Festival of Trees such a great success!
Tree Sponsors
Paper ornaments on this Memorial Tree
bear the names of individuals honored or
memorialized.
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21st Century Oncology
• Mostly, Inc.
Aston Park Health Care Center, Inc.
• Northup & McConnell, PLLC
Bank of America
• Roberts & Stevens, P.A.
BB&T
• Ruth Bauerlein
Biltmore Oil Company, Inc.
• Silver-Line Plastics Corporation
Biltmore Press, Inc.
• Sonopress, LLC
Blue Ridge Pharmacy
• Southern Concrete Materials, Inc.
BorgWarner Turbo Systems
• Swannanoa Firefighters
Boys, Arnold & Company, Inc.
• The Law Office of Cynthia A. Strom
Cancer Care of WNC, PA
• The Silver Family
Comprehensive Chiropractic
• Tower Associates/Wilcox Travel
Drs. Sandra Madison & Jessica Barr
• Volvo Construction Equipment
Faye Alexander
• West Family Funeral Services, Inc.
Groce Funeral Home
Planning Committee
Gum, Hillier & McCroskey, PA
Hope - A Women’s Cancer Center
• Ruth Bauerlein
Ingles Markets
• Sandy Boyd
Insurance Service of Asheville
• Karen Killian
Jim & Pat Combest
• Judy McCracken
Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop
• Evelyn Moore
LTK Enterprises
• Kristie Quinn
Mission Hospitals/Mission Healthcare • George Suggs
Foundation
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Hospice patient Jean Ellis’ face glowed with delight when she
received a little tree decorated by schoolchildren.
Tree Designers
• “The We Care Team” I.I. Class
– Enka Middle School
• Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Delta
Kappa
• Amber Davis, Family & Friends
• Anita King
• Annette Buckner & the Locust Grove
GA’s
• Barb Saunders – Blue Ridge
Textillery, Grove Arcade
• Betsey Baker, Mary Quirk, Cathy
& Emily Barnhardt – The Biltmore
Company
• Brownie Troop #33 & Junior Troop
#16 – Nicole Orlovitz & Danielle
Drake
• Buncombe County Child Care
Services
• Carolina Mountain Woodturners
• Charlene Worley & Family
• Cheryl Whitworth & Robin Jones
– Asheville Dance Theatre
• Dan Foy & Friends
• Dawn Miller & Girl Scout Troop #58
• DeAnna, Crystal, Barbara & Natalie
– Raspberry Beret Salon Spa
• Flo Carlisle, Rick Ramsey & Anne
Berlin
• Giftcrafts of Black Mountain
• Glenda, Brent & Caitlan Wyatt
• Gospel Tabernacle Church
• Iota Sigma
• Jan Zboyovski & Becky Dosier
• Joyce Luther-Ball & Friends – Jan,
Joy, Jane, Ramona & Jessica
• Kristie Quinn & Andy Brokmeyer
• Lillie Cole & Peggy Sweet
• Maria Weisenberger
• Maude Hall ECA Club
• Megan Varellas
• Mona & Kim Henderson
• Nancy Driscoll & Traci Davis – Art
by Nance
• Office Environments
• Pam Seymour & Hospice Home Care
• Piney Mountain United Methodist
Church
• Ray & Johnnie Bailey and Betty
Edney
• Richard Upton
• Rick, Julie & Eric – If It’s Paper
• Roxanne Frue & Jen Swearington
– Jennythreads
• Sarah McDevitt, Annette Buckner &
Brenda Graham
• The Marples
• Xi Delta Rho Chapter of Beta Sigma
Phi
• Xi Omega Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi
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10 Years of Horses Helping Hospice
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Spring Cleaning?
Hospice Treasures
Resale Store
needs your donations!
Donate your gently used
 Furniture
 Collectibles
 Household Items
 Clothing
Get a Tax receipt
Feel good about clearing
your clutter AND helping
CarePartners Hospice!
PICK-UP AVAILABLE
Located in Biltmore Square
Mall, Asheville
Store Hours:
Tuesday
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Wednesday - Saturday
10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
For more information,
call 828-670-5638
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Show. Though there have been changes through the years, the goal of the annual event remains the same – to raise funds to support CarePartners Hospice.
The Chunns Cove Horse Club’s commitment to Hospice has grown out
of personal experience. Each year at the time of the Horse Show, the club has
had a member or friend in the midst of receiving Hospice care. In this 10th anniversary year, club members are honoring their loved ones and raising awareness of the many programs Hospice offers to patients and their families in our
community.
According to Horse
Show chairperson, Bev Taylor,
“The efforts of the past nine
years have resulted in total
donations of over $60,000 to
CarePartners Hospice.” She
hopes that the 2008 show will
raise more money than ever
before.
The 2007 Horse Show
was held in memory of Glenn
Hunnicutt, one of the foundThe 2006 Walking Horse Grand
Champion (above) and Racking
Horse Grand Champion (right) step
victoriously around the ring. Photos
by Jack Greene, Christiana, TN
ers of the Chunns Cove Horse
Club, who passed away the
year before. The club began
in the early 1960s as a group
gathering to share friendship, love of horses, and good
times. His daughter, Audrey
Metcalf says, “He always made an effort to bring horses and people together.”
The Chunns Cove Horse Show began as a one-day event featuring both
English & Western styles, along with Walking & Racking. In 2005, the show
switched to featuring only Walking & Racking competitions. In 2006 the horse
show made a major change by moving into a two-day event, resulting in a dramatic increase in the number of horses participating.
The 10th annual Chunns Cove Horse Club Spring Horse Show will take
place on Friday and Saturday, March 21 and 22, at the WNC Agricultural
Center. Admission for the horse show is $6.00 per person. For additional information regarding competition or sponsorship opportunities, contact Bev Taylor,
Horse Show Chairperson, at (828) 423-5560, or visit the web site at www.
chunnscovehorseclub.org.
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Rehabilitation Hospital
Expansion Takes Shape
Above: The site of the new therapy pavilion and main entrance
to the hospital. Left: Construction materials being used for the
new patient wing and therapy pavilion. The tall block wall shows
where the new patient wing is being built.
C
onstruction on CarePartners Rehabilitation Hospital will add 17 new private patient rooms and greatly expanded therapy space. In the photos, note the rock building with dormer windows. This was the original building of the Asheville
Orthopedic Home, which opened in 1938, and has evolved into CarePartners as we know it today.
CarePartners Sponsored Support Groups
For more information, call 277-4850.
Heart Failure Support Group
3rd Tuesday every month, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
3rd floor of Asheville Cardiology Associates
ALS Support Group
1st Sunday every month, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
CarePartners Seymour Auditorium
Making Choices (advance care planning)
3rd Monday every month, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
CarePartners Conference Room B
Aphasia Support Group
1st Monday every month, 11:00 a.m. - noon
CarePartners Conference Room B
Parkinson’s Support Group
1st Tuesday every month, 10:30 a.m. - noon
CarePartners Seymour Auditorium
Arthritis Support Group
2nd Tuesday every month, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
CarePartners Seymour Auditorium
Post-Polio Resource Group
3rd Saturday every month, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
CarePartners Seymour Auditorium
Bereavement Support Groups
For information, please call 251-0126
Spinal Cord Injury Support Group
3rd Thursday every month, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
CarePartners Seymour Auditorium
Caregivers Support Group
3rd Wednesday every month, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
CarePartners Adult Day
Essential Tremor Support Group
1st Thursday every month, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
CarePartners Seymour Auditorium
Head Injury Support Group
4th Tuesday every other month, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Forest Adventist Church, 375 Hendersonville Road
Stroke Support Group
1st & 3rd Monday every month, noon - 1:00 p.m.
CarePartners Seymour Auditorium
WNC-Multiple Sclerosis Support Groups
2nd Saturday every month, 10:30 a.m. - noon
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 10 N. Liberty St.
1st Thursday every month, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Grove Arcade, downtown Asheville
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Co-Editors and Designers
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Stephanie Jones-Byrne
CarePartners Foundation Staff
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Charles D. Norvell
Executive Director
Scott W. Buchanan
Foundation Manager
Carol Copeland
Volunteer Coordinator
Sharon Pearson
Director of Special Events
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Hospice Treasures Drivers
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Keith Gillespie
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