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Arkansas Hospice plans to construct an 8-bed Hospice Home in Russellville to serve the Arkansas River Valley community.

Arkansas Hospice is completing plans to build the Arkansas Hospice River Valley Home, an 8-bed, inpatient hospice facility specifically designed and staffed to serve dying patients who cannot be cared for in their homes. This inpatient facility will be located in Russellville and serve a six-county area of west-central Arkansas, an area currently without options for inpatient hospice care.

At this time, the nearest inpatient hospice centers to Russellville are located in Little Rock and Fort Smith, 75 and 85 miles away respectively. By locating the hospice home in Russellville, families will have a choice for end-of-life care in their own community when inpatient hospice services are required. The home will eliminate the need for families and caregivers to make repeated trips to Little Rock or Fort Smith to be with their loved ones.

The hospice home will also provide respite care for home-based patients. During caregiver emergencies, home-based patients may stay in the hospice home for up to five days. Furthermore, if a home-based patient’s care becomes too complicated to manage at home, he or she can be admitted to the hospice home for medical attention until symptoms and pain are under control. These patients generally stabilize within ten days, and their care is continued at home.

A team of hospice-trained clinical professionals and volunteers, led by a physician, will provide around-the-clock care, with a nursing staff-to-patient ratio of at least 1:4. The families of our patients will have the peace-of-mind that comes from knowing their loved ones are watched over by staff who understand the unique challenges of end-of-life care, and whose main objective is to provide support, comfort, and care.

Arkansas Hospice has purchased land for the hospice home.  It is located in a quiet natural setting in Russellville.

The 7,032 square-foot hospice home will have eight private rooms that open into a central great-room where families can relax. It is being designed to maximize comfort and efficiency while not compromising quality of care. Other spaces in the hospice home will include a quiet family room, small chapel, dictation room, meeting room, reception area and service areas. 

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