Union Mills Community Club

Rutherford LifeServices is a nonprofit organization providing various rehabilitation and care services. It assists individuals and families with special needs for enhancing the quality of life. It offers a wide range of programs, including Life Care, Life Start, Life Skills, Life Challenge and Life Abilities. Its Life Challenge program prepares youth for schooling and specific occupations and helps with basic skills, work readiness issues and occupational skills. The Life Start program is a day care program that helps children attain strong educational and social skills. Through its Life Care program it provides various services to the elderly, such as medication, special foods, treatments, transportation, assistance with personal care, courtyards and activities, such as crafts, music, fitness, movies, outings, seasonal celebrations and gardening. Rutherford LifeServices is located in Spindale, N.C.

Founded in 1994, the Hospice of McDowell County offers medical care services for patients and their families. The organization provides bereavement counseling, support, and pain, medication and symptom management services. It offers individual and family counseling services. The Hospice of McDowell County also provides child grief and loss support programs. The organization offers durable medical equipment, including wheelchairs, hospital beds and oxygen. It provides services in private residences, hospitals, and assisted-living and nursing facilities. The organization offers assistance with funeral planning through chaplains. In addition, it serves patients suffering from dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and heart, pulmonary and liver diseases. The Hospice of McDowell County is located in Marion, N.C.