Grief is one of life’s most universal experiences — yet it can often feel isolating. Each person’s journey through loss is unique, but that doesn’t mean you have to walk it alone. The HUGs Grief Support Group was created to offer a safe, understanding space where individuals can share, listen, and heal together. We believe […]

(Knoxville, TN) Caris Healthcare welcomes Heather Brown as Director of Palliative Care serving all Caris offices. Brown brings 15+ years of healthcare experience. She will oversee all management of the palliative agency, including developing people and processes, ensuring high quality of care to each patient, financial management, and business development. Brown is an accomplished professional […]

One of the most common “Three Most Important Things” that Caris hears from patients is family. The Murfreesboro team recently demonstrated a powerful example of honoring this value. A patient under the team’s care had just lost his wife unexpectedly. She had been his primary caregiver, and they had shared 63 years of marriage. Following […]

One of our families was kind enough to share her experience of having her mother in our care a few years ago. We believe this may be helpful to patients and their families who are considering hospice:  My mom was a resident at NHC nursing home for 5 years, and I recognized that she was […]

On a sweltering day at the end of June, Mark Smith, Caris Representative of our Chattanooga office walked into NHC Healthcare Chattanooga, smiling and greeting each person he saw. Everyone knew him on a first name basis, and a few pulled him aside to talk about patients who needed additional support.  The Caris Healthcare relationship […]

Caris Healthcare is pleased to announce a new program designed to enrich the lives of our patients. The Sunshine Creative Arts program brings joy and comfort to hospice patients through creative arts like music, writing, art, and games. By nurturing the spirit through expression, patients can rediscover passions, ease stress, and find purpose, connection, and […]

Over the years, we have heard countless families decline hospice care or pain relief measures because they were afraid it would hasten death. Individuals may have seen patients receive morphine and pass away days, or even hours later at some point in their lives. This is simply a case of correlation verses causation. Meaning that […]

As of September 1st, 2025, Arista Metcalf, RN will be serving Caris Healthcare teams as the Regional Director of Clinical Care for the company’s East Tennessee Region, which is comprised of 7 hospice care offices. Arista brings 18 years of healthcare experience, with 13 of those years being in hospice nursing and operations. Arista will […]

As every parent knows, we can only rest when we know that our children’s needs are met. For our patient, Diana, the care and well-being of her grandson, Elijah, was her sole focus. Her heart’s desire was for her grandson to be okay.  She worried about him daily, asking each team member during our visits […]

Brooke Cornett maneuvers the curvy roads of Hancock County with perfect precision. Decades of practice will do that. She points out the houses of old friends and family as we drive past farmland and mountain hollows. Brooke was raised here alongside cousins, aunts, and uncles. Every road has a story. She’s quick to add that […]