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Commissioners approve consent agenda and proclaim November 2025 as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
Summary
The board approved the consent agenda by voice vote and read a proclamation recognizing November 2025 as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, citing Lower Cape Fear Lifecare’s five-star CMS rating; members of the hospice were invited forward and thanked by commissioners and citizens.
The Brunswick County Board of Commissioners moved to approve the consent agenda and recorded the motion and second on the record; the voice vote recorded ayes and the chair declared the motion approved (the transcript does not include a roll-call tally).
During the consent portion, the board read and approved a proclamation declaring November 2025 as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Chair Mike Forte read the proclamation, which cited that Lower Cape Fear Lifecare had been rated five stars by families and caregivers in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services hospice survey and that the organization serves more than 8,000 patients and families annually, including residents of Brunswick County. Hospice representatives were invited to the podium and several commissioners and members of the public offered thanks and personal testimonials about the hospice’s services.
No substantive debate on the proclamation was recorded in the transcript; the item was approved as part of the consent-Agenda proceedings.
