HIGHLANDS, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Melissa Stiwinter of Four Seasons Compassion for Life, Flat Rock, N.C., has received the '2014 Georgia Crump Certified Nursing Assistant Recognition Award.' The award was conveyed in a Jan. 12, 2015 ceremony at the western office of Four Seasons, honoring Stiwinter's contributions to the profession.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: This Halloween, Spodak Dental Group wants to help you earn cash for your candy and support our troops. All trick-or-treaters are encouraged to bring their excess unopened and uneaten candy to the office and receive $1 per pound (five pounds maximum). Candy will be collected through Friday, November 14, 2014.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: U.S. Secretary Kerry named Ambassador Nancy Powell to lead the Ebola Coordination Unit at the Department of State. In...

FLAT ROCK, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: North Carolina's Four Seasons Compassion for Life has been chosen by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization as part of its new 'Moments of Life: Made Possible By Hospice' campaign. Through one patient's personal story, Four Seasons demonstrates the hospice focus on living and enabling special moments and memories at end of life for patients and their loved ones.

FLAT ROCK, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Four Seasons Compassion for Life today was notified they are the prospective recipients of a $9.5 million grant award from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, a program of the federal Department of Health and Human Services. The non-profit agency emerges as the sole hospice and palliative care provider nationwide chosen to implement health care reform over a three year period through its innovative community care model.

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: When Edith Hopper Guthrie, 94, left this world for the next, she also left behind a legacy for family and friends that will be long-remembered, says Four Seasons Compassion for Life, Flat Rock. Inspired by her mother's creative, hard-working example, Carol Heilman, her husband, Bob, son David, of Charleston, S.C., daughter, Sarah Burghardt, of Fairfield, Calif., and those closest to her decided to show how much they care.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The results of two recent studies found a 'mindfulness approach' to treating addiction helped more people kick habits long-term, in some cases, over four times the success rate from traditional treatment methods. 'I'm delighted to read about this study. But it doesn't surprise me. Having worked in many different treatment programs through the years, I find mindfulness to be the most effective approach,' says Scott Kiloby of the Kiloby Center.

DAYTON, Ohio /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Right at Home Dayton today announced that it is partnering with ClearCare to implement new technology that aims to help local seniors live independently as long as possible. The ClearCare technology is revolutionizing the home care industry and Right at Home Dayton is the first established company in the Miami Valley to provide it to its clients and staff.

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Njekwa Lumbwe, national coordinator of the Palliative Care Alliance of Zambia, is the guest of honor at a premiere film screening of 'A Unified Presence,' on Saturday, March 22, at Hendersonville High School Auditorium. Lumbwe will host a 'talk back' session for audience members following the viewing. A VIP welcome reception will precede the event at the Four Seasons Palliative Care Clinic.

DAYTON, Ohio /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: After spending a lifetime together, couples that have been separated by the chasm of the nursing home suffer the serious medical consequences of a literal broken heart. For nearly a decade, Ohio's Right at Home - Dayton In-Home Care and Assistance has been keeping these loves together in their homes, supporting each other and spending time together, sometimes the last precious moments of their lives.