HistoryThe Agency HistoryCarolina East began services on September 1, 1984 as Duplin County Home Care. Prior to this date home health services were provided by Duplin County Health Department. Due to changes in Medicare Home Health services, licensure requirements, and the increase in services required of the Health Department the decision was made by them to discontinue home health as part of their array of services. Russell Bostic, serving on the Board of Health and others that included Donna Thigpen, Richard Harrell, Rob Lee, Carolyn Ingram, Dr. Edward L Boyette, Dr. Batts-Murray, Irvin Graham and other community members researched the fate of home health services for Duplin County. After many months of visits to Raleigh, visits by consultants, and many conversations with leaders throughout North Carolina, it was decided that home health should be provided by a not-for-profit entity to be based in the hospital with access to physicians and provide home health, hospice and adult day care services. Hence a corporation was founded; not-for-profit and grants from Kate B. Reynolds and Z. Smith Reynolds were written and approved. Home health services began in 1984; hospice services began in 1986 along with Personal Care Services, which satisfied the grant requirement at the time. Hence the name change from Duplin County Home Care to Duplin Home Care and Hospice. Prior to the Balanced Budget Act of 1994, Duplin Home Care and Hospice had office locations in Kenansville and Wallace with an administrative office located in Warsaw. During 1994 DHCH applied for and “won” the certificate of need for hospice in Wayne County. The first office was located in Mt. Olive and this office has been moved to Seven Springs. |
