Arkansas Hospice Foundation brings author to radio program.

By arhospice on April 19th, 2019

“What the dying learn about living at the end of life is their gift to us in the midst of life.” If you missed hearing Dr. Kathleen Rusnak’s last week on the radio, be sure to listen online. Our friends at Arts & Letters Radio say that her insights ‘will change your world view, forever.’ Those of […]

African Americans at Risk

By arhospice on March 5th, 2019

“African Americans and other minorities are at risk of not dying well.”– Duke Divinity School Professor Richard Payne Nationally and in Arkansas, too few African Americans benefit from hospice care. Black/African Americans account for 13.2% of the general population (US Census) but only 7.6% of the hospice patients in 2014 according to the National Hospice […]

Art’s Angels: Paying it Forward

By arhospice on March 5th, 2019

CLICK HERE to select your giving option All donations go to help other caregivers and their patients in hospice with no family.  Who Was Arthur Parsons? Arthur, “Art” (aka BluDux) came from a long line of master craftsmen. Art hand-turned each custom piece using woods, acrylics, buffalo horn and deer antler.  His products included .30 Caliber […]

CATON’S CUBS – Legacy keepsakes for families of Arkansas Hospice Pediatric Patients

By arhospice on March 5th, 2019

A Hot Springs native, Caton Jones held a spirit in his soul much larger than his 19 years of age. He lived genuinely, with passion. As a drummer, Caton marched with a warrior spirit.  Caton’s story On the morning of January of 8, 2016, while home on break from Arkansas State University, Caton was traveling […]

A Stitch In Time

By arhospice on April 11th, 2018

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – On a March afternoon, the sun shone brightly on the Arkansas Hospice River Valley Home in Russellville. Inside, a patient prepared to be interviewed about how he spent his life helping others, thanks to his sewing skills, while carefully preserving enough energy to work on his final project. A native of Honduras, […]

Arkansas Hospice Family Recipients of MedEvolve Toy Drive

By arhospice on January 4th, 2018

Arkansas Hospice, the state’s largest provider of hospice services, is pleased to announce a patient’s family was chosen as the recipients of MedEvolve’s 2017 Toy Drive. As a way to give back, MedEvolve asked their employees to nominate a family experiencing undue hardship during the holiday season. The software company picked Melody Robinson’s suggestion to […]