Richmond County Hospice, Inc.

06/12/2026

Thank you Mabry's for always being there for our patients. With our new STAR program we look forward to recognizing our many business partners who go above and beyond to help our patients and their families as well as our staff.

We recently launched our STAR (Super Terrific Agency Recognition) program to honor area businesses that exceed customer expectations. Agencies are nominated by our staff and recipients receive our STAR certificate and ink pen as a small token of appreciation. Our first STAR award goes to Ted McRae with Mabry's Drug and Home Care. He was nominated for his polite and friendly personality when delivering medications. Our patient shared “it may not seem like much but it brightens my day each time!” Accepting the award on his behalf is Robbie Stebbins (left) and Hunter Smart (right) pictured here with Jessica Mims, Director of Development for Richmond County Hospice Inc. Thank you Ted and Mabry’s for your exceptional care to our patients.

06/11/2026

We would like to thank Rockingham Rotary Club for their recent grant to our "Wishing Well" program. We use our "Wishing Well" program to help grant small wishes for patients on our services and give them some joy, peace, and/or closure as they approach end of life.
We were honored to be selected as a recipient of some of the funds that the Rockingham Rotary Club raises each year, mainly through their annual Bar-B-Q, and encourage everyone to continue to support their fundraising efforts so that they can continue to support the many different individuals, agencies and groups in our community through the grants and scholarships they provide.

06/10/2026

Congratulations to the many graduates with ties to Richmond County Hospice. We wish you the very best in your future endeavors! 🎉👩‍🎓👨‍🎓🎉

06/10/2026

Congratulations to our volunteer Kaylee "Gracie" Dean on this honor! 👩‍🎓🎉

🎓 Connect Academy Graduates Tomorrow!

As graduation approaches, we are proud to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of Connect Academy's top graduates.

🏅 Valedictorian: Ivy Slusser
🏅 Salutatorian: Kaylee Dean
🏅 Top CTE Student: Aiden Copeland

These students have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement, leadership, and dedication throughout their high school careers. We congratulate them and the entire Connect Academy Class of 2026 on reaching this important milestone.

📅 Graduation Ceremony
Thursday, June 11, 2026
⏰ 6:00 p.m.
📍 Pinecrest High School Auditorium

🎥 Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/live/XREJC_YhRDg

Please join us in celebrating the Connect Academy Class of 2026 and wishing these graduates continued success in their future endeavors.

🎓 Congratulations, Class of 2026!

06/09/2026

Thank you Richmond County for your support and confidence in the care that we provide. We were honored to first of all be nominated and then win the categories of "Best Hospice Care", "Best Home Health Agency", and "Best Non-Profit Business"! We would also like to congratulate Miranda Watson, RN one of our home care case managers for being named "Best Nurse"!
Thank you The Richmond County Daily Journal for conducting the Best of the Best awards each year for our community!
Here’s the link to the full Best of the Best publication:

http://eeditions.championcarolinas.com/books/RDJ060626Sweb/

06/05/2026

Our Richmond County Hospice management team values our staff and we know that if co-workers share a connection/bond they work better together as a team. So, each year we divide all of our employees into 4 teams for a team-building exercise/outing to foster relationships between staff members that may not ordinarily get to work closely together. The members for each team are randomly selected, and each group is led by 2 members of our management team. So far this year, two of our teams have completed their team building day.
The first group led by Hollie Smith and Jessica Mims conducted their team building on Thursday, May 28 at the The Christian Bookstore and Gift Shop by Bougie Believer-Tea Room. Jessica described their day below: The team was honored with a tasty lunch catered by Legacy Catering and Food Truck including chicken salad, pasta salad, fruit, and veggies. To round out the meal, dessert was brought in from Kool Kakes Bakery & Cafe, LLC. Chick-fil-A lemonade and tea offered refreshing satisfaction as a compliment to the delicacies. Our gracious hostesses, Michelle and Adrian, with the Christian Bookstore provided coffee and water and offered their crafting expertise to help us with our projects. If you are looking for a unique setting to host a small group, this space is certainly just the ticket. It offered a peaceful and quaint setting for some much-needed time of reflection and fellowship with coworkers. The beautiful and creative painted rocks and prayer boxes will be put to good use and will serve as a testament to teamwork. We hope everyone enjoyed this special time and we are thankful to all those that made it possible!
Yesterday, June 4, the second group completed their team building and was led by Marvin Taylor and Julie Woody. This group enjoyed lunch at Chapman's Food & Spirits before heading to Wee Pines Mini Golf for some friendly putt-putt competition. Julie says the following about their team building day: Service and food at Chapman’s was amazing and then we headed to Wee Pines where the hospitality was nothing short of amazing! The Wee Pines team was so friendly and made us feel welcome from the start. They had prizes for anyone making a hole in one, a prize for the winner on each of our 4 putt- putt teams and even came around about halfway through our round with water for us! This is certainly a hidden gem in our area and if you are looking for a fun outing with family and/or friends you should really check them out! Our team shared lots of laughs and even some singing and dancing to the music on the putt- putt course. We hope that everyone enjoyed their afternoon away from the office, spending time together having fun and building relationships.
We look forward to seeing what the next two groups have in store for their teams!

06/05/2026

Tomorrow, June 6th, at 10am, Richmond County Hospice and Richmond County Memorial Park will host our monthly Grief Support group in the family room of Hospice Haven.
This group is free of charge and open to all members of the community, it is not limited to the families of hospice patients.
If you would like to be a part of a group of people who are experiencing similar circumstances and emotions- please join us as we offer support and encouragement to each other and provide tools to help as you navigate your personal grief journey. Refreshments are provided. For additional information, please contact a member of our Bereavement Team at 910-997-4464.

06/03/2026

Congratulations Marla!

06/01/2026

This Saturday, June 6th, at 10am, Richmond County Hospice and Richmond County Memorial Park will host our monthly Grief Support group in the family room of Hospice Haven.
This group is open to all members of the community, and is not limited to the families of hospice patients. Additionally there is no charge to attend the support group.
If you would like to have the support from a group of people who are experiencing similar circumstances and emotions- please join us as we offer encouragement to each other and provide tools to help as you navigate your personal grief journey. Refreshments are provided. For additional information, please contact a member of our Bereavement Team at 910-997-4464.

06/01/2026

This morning members of our Richmond County Hospice team participated in the local Elder Abuse Awareness Walk in downtown Rockingham.
June 15th each year is set aside to raise awareness about abuse and neglect of the elderly community and the importance of reporting concerns of abuse. Thank you Richmond County DSS for working to protect the seniors in our county.