How we help patients & families

Arkansas Hospice enables patients with a projected lifespan of six months or less, due to serious illness, to live their lives to the fullest in their homes, on their terms. Patients are cared for in their own or a family member’s home, a nursing home, a hospital, an assisted living facility or at one of our Arkansas Hospice inpatient or contracted facilities across our 44-county service area. Physical, emotional and spiritual support is provided based on the patient’s wishes and the family’s unique needs.

How Arkansas Hospice helps

Below are just a few of the ways Arkansas Hospice helps patients and families:

Admissions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Team on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Decreases physician office calls, 911 calls, hospitalizations
Offers psychosocial support and medication intervention, including support for anxiety and depression
Increases caregiver and patient support
Assists with end-of-life planning (prepares funeral arrangements, obtains DNR order)
Assists with ADLs
Regulates medications
Covers medications, equipment and supplies related to the terminal diagnosis
Enhances quality of life
Anticipates needs
Monitors pain with every visit
Controls symptoms
Communicates with family and patient regarding patient’s condition
Educates regarding nutrition and hydration issues
Helps define patient and family goals
Offers spiritual support
Offers hospice physician consultation
Attends and pronounces deaths
Provides 13 months of bereavement care
Offers certified volunteers for caregiver relief and companionship

Arkansas Hospice now offers Telehealth support for patients and their families in nursing homes, inpatient centers, and their homes.

How we help patients & families

How Arkansas Hospice helps

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