Sandy Knapton has joined HopeWest as the new director of the Ferris Care Center in Grand Junction.

The center provides services to meet the acute and short-term needs of HopeWest hospice patients, including pain and symptom management as well as emotional and spiritual support.

A registered nurse, Knapton brings to her latest role more than 35 years of experience, including emergency medicine, home care and hospice care.

“I am honored to step into the role of director at Ferris Care Center,” Knapton said. “I am deeply committed to providing compassionate, high-quality care that supports both our patients and their families during their most vulnerable moments.”

HopeWest operates an in-patient hospice center in Grand Junction and provides hospice, palliative care and grief support services in a large area of Western Colorado. For more, call 241-2212 or visit www.HopeWestCO.org.