HCHF Awards Four Seasons Grant for Mobile Training Unit and Equipment

Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation (HCHF) has awarded Four Seasons, The Care You Trust a grant to support the purchase of a mobile medical vehicle and SIM mannequin. This equipment will enhance the education and training for staff, ultimately affecting the care provided to patients served in the Highlands and Cashiers area. Four Seasons will also be able to provide care to more rural patients throughout the western region.

“Ensuring that quality care is available wherever one calls home is our priority,” says Four Seasons President & CEO, Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair, Ed.D, MBA, MLAS, SPHR®, SHRM SCP. “When a member of our community needs serious illness or end-of-life care, we are available and now, more than ever before, we will be more accessible and more responsive. We believe that every moment is important throughout the seasons of life and through the support of this grant, we will be able to expand our commitment to high quality training for staff so that we can provide even higher quality care to those in need. We are grateful for HCHF’s generosity and dedication to Western North Carolina.”

The mobile unit equipped with a mannequin and educational technology will create flexible space for training new staff, verifying required competencies, and conducting refresher courses for existing staff. The Mobile SIM Lab will allow Four Seasons to conduct required CPR recertifications, skills assessments, and hospice and palliative care-specific training for nurses, CNAs, social workers, and home health aides. This vehicle and simulation technology will also allow Four Seasons to expand their reach in recruitment, training, and skills assessment of healthcare staff in the six westernmost counties of North Carolina

Gibby Shaheen, Town Clerk/Accounts Payable Technician for the Town of Highlands, has first-hand experience working with Four Seasons, as they helped support her father, Gilbert Beck. “It is such a great comfort to have someone to guide and reassure you through the process,” Shaheen said. “It was a blessing for sure. I am so excited that the Foundation is supporting Four Seasons. Any time you can make the training process easier by taking the training to the people is a huge advantage. The people of western North Carolina will greatly benefit from that service.”

“We are excited to be able to partner with Four Seasons for this grant,” says Robin Tindall, CEO and Executive Director of Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation. “The new mobile unit and SIM mannequin will create new opportunities for certification and training upgrades. Four Seasons provides needed care for patients and families facing difficult times, and we are thrilled to help them expand their services in our community.”

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About Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation

The Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation was established on February 1, 2019, as a 501(c)3 public charity to improve the health and well-being of Highlands, Cashiers and surrounding communities. Together with generous donors, the Foundation aims to make positive and lasting change by supporting projects and programs that improve health and well-being in the communities we serve. Visit www.HCHealthFnd.org and www.facebook.com/HCHealthFnd to join us in Lifting Health and Well-Being, Together.

About Four Seasons

Since 1979, Four Seasons has maintained a commitment to exceptional serious illness and end-of-life care. Current service lines include Care Navigation, Home Care, Palliative Care, Hospice Care, Grief Services, and Clinical Research & Innovation. Four Seasons is a national leader in high-quality person-centered care, proven by our consistent rank in the top 10% of service providers for family satisfaction. We are one of only a handful of palliative and hospice organizations nationwide that contributes to clinical research studies and trials. Your donation to and purchase from our Hospice Home Stores enables all patients to have access to the care they need regardless of the ability to pay. The diligent efforts of the Four Seasons Foundation ensure the mission and vision of the organization now and for years to come. To learn more, visit wwwFourSeasonsCFL.org or call (866) 466-9734.