November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, aimed at raising awareness about hospice and palliative care. The terms hospice and palliative care often are used together since many of the services are common between the two. Both provide compassionate comfort care with the purpose of preventing or relieving suffering as much as possible through symptom control, pain relief and … Read More
Hillcrest Healthcare understands compassionate care and is happy to extend our mission-focused care to those outside our communities with the introduction of Hillcrest at Home. Hillcrest at Home offers non-medical, personal care services for seniors in the greater Knoxville area and surrounding counties. It is a personal support service agency (PSSA) with the flexibility to offer care on a one-time … Read More
National Make a Difference Day is celebrated annually on the fourth Saturday of October. It’s a day to find a way great or small to help society either with a group or individually. Citizens are encouraged to support a cause that is special to them, volunteer in the community or simply perform an act of kindness. No gesture of kindness … Read More
September is World Alzheimer’s Month, aimed at raising awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. This year’s campaign is called “Know Dementia, Know Alzheimer’s” and focuses on how you can detect the warning signs of dementia in addition to challenging the stigma and misinformation surrounding dementia. At Hillcrest Healthcare, we offer dementia care services in a compassionate, caring … Read More
Now is a great time to join the Hillcrest Healthcare team. With special limited-time starting rates, we’re looking for new employees who have a calling for a career in healthcare. We offer industry-leading benefits, immersive onboarding, professional development opportunities, employee recognition and three distinct communities where our associates can thrive. As we grow, we’re offering some short-term incentives to join … Read More
We say it often: “At Hillcrest Healthcare, everyone matters.” This includes our staff, residents, patients and their families. Our compassionate, highly trained and dedicated staff members are an extension of patient and resident families, and it warms our hearts when we hear words of gratitude from a patient’s family. We recently received a letter addressed to the entire staff of … Read More
August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), which is a great time to highlight the importance of vaccines – especially for seniors. At Hillcrest Healthcare, we provide our employees, patients and residents vaccine education as well as certain vaccinations at each of our communities. You should talk with your medical provider about the vaccines that are suitable for you, based … Read More
Ah, summertime. It’s a great time to get outdoors and enjoy all the warm weather activities that make this time of year so appealing. At Hillcrest Healthcare, we love to create fun experiences to get our patients and residents outside. We enjoy our time together while ensuring that we take precautions to keep everyone safe. Since July is UV Safety … Read More
Certified Nursing Assistants, or CNAs, work directly with patients and nurses and have a wide range of responsibilities to assist with care. During National Nursing Assistants Week on June 17-24, we took several opportunities to celebrate our dedicated and hardworking CNAs with some food and fun. “Hillcrest Healthcare CNAs provide the most intimate of care and do so with a … Read More
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month aimed at raising awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Hillcrest Healthcare provides compassionate care, including memory care services, to all of our patients, many of whom are among the 50 million people worldwide living with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. We are committed to helping save memories by raising funds and … Read More
