Everhome Hospice celebrates Open House in Mansfield
Amanda Thompson, center, as she cuts the ribbon during a ceremony kicking off the Open House at Everhome Hospice, which opened its doors at 100 W. Commercial St. in Mansifeld. A large crowd of Mansfield area residents, friends, family members and Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce members attended the event on Friday, June 20. Joining Amanda in the center of the photo includes her son, Gavin Dunn, with wife, Paige, and daughter, Breanna Robbins with Josh. Employees present were Bernetta Williams, RN; Andrea Everett, Director of Clinical Services; Donna Basinger, LPN; Sarah Thorne, CNA; Jeanette Shaw, Social Worker; Whtiney Owens, Director of Patient Experience; and Bill Longanecker, Chaplain.
A large crowd of Mansfield area residents, friends, family members and staff joined together to celebrate the official Open House for Everhome Hospice, located at 100 W. Commercial St. in Mansfield.
The event opened with a ribbon cutting in conjunction with the Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce. New Chamber Director Janet Cain informed the crowd on the journey to opening the location taken by owner Amanda Thompson. She has been in health care for 27 years, with 20 years in both hospice and end of life care.
When she started working in her career at a hospice as an LPN, she knew there was a calling in that field.
While working as a hospice administrator, Thompson’s husband, Clay, began encouraging Amanda to open her own hospice business.
In August of 2024, the dream was becoming a reality as Amanda had started hiring some staff. Unfortunately, her husband was soon diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer.
In a letter to families, Amanda says, “how bittersweet it was that our company was able to provide his end of life care before he passed in May 2025. His dream for me became a reality. His belief in our success never wavered.”
One month after Clay’s passing, Thompson and her staff of around 10 employees were able celebrate the Open House of the facility with the community. “It’s a big day and I know that Clay would be proud,” Amanda Thompson said as she tried to hold back some emotions. “And we just give all glory to God and we are going to do our thing.”
Education will be one important focus for Everhome Hospice as many people think hospice services is only for dying people. Everhome Hospice has a handout counteracting several myths with the facts of when it comes to services. Some myths include hospice being expensive, it being used when there is no hope for the patient, that it is a physical location only and is only for people with cancer.
“And we really want to educate people about that,” she noted. For more information on the services provided through Everhome Hospice, call 417-250-2379, and visit https://everhomehospice.com/.