About - Arkansas Hospice

About

Arkansas Hospice provides a comprehensive program of care to patients and families facing life-limiting illness. Hospice is the practice of care, not a specific place of care.

Arkansas Hospice enables patients with a projected lifespan of six months or less, due to serious illness, to live their final days to the fullest in the comfort of their homes – or in home-like settings – surrounded by loved ones. Arkansas Hospice can help when:

There is a life-limiting prognosis.

Patient and family request expert symptom control and pain management, rather than aggressive, curative treatment. There is an exception for pediatric patients, who can receive Arkansas Hospice comfort care concurrently with curative care treatment.

The illness has advanced and there are questions about options of care.

Everyone has a story. CLICK HERE to watch family members of Arkansas Hospice patients tell their stories in their own words. Spouses, children, and even parents of our patients share what they experienced, and how Arkansas Hospice care was there for them, and their loved one.

A change in the focus of care

We provide comprehensive care designed with the patient’s comfort and individual needs in mind. The physical, emotional and spiritual support provided is determined by the patient’s wishes and the family’s unique needs. Arkansas Hospice was one of the first providers of hospice care services in the state, and is now the largest nonprofit provider of care in Arkansas. We are proud to be a leader in providing comfort care to patients and their families across our 43-county service area. Arkansas Hospice is:

Nonprofit and community based

State licensed

Medicare/Medicaid certified

A member of Hospice and Palliative Care Association of Arkansas

A member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

A member of National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation

Recipient of the Healthcare First Hospice Honors elite award for exceptional care and service

The only healthcare provider in the state certified by the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit service to veterans

Arkansas’s first Five-Star accredited We Honor Veterans Hospice Partner

Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Arkansas

Your entire team brought into these tender and delicate moments compassion, kindness, gentleness, thoughtfulness, and quick responsiveness.

Joy

I have nothing but the best things to say about Arkansas Hospice. They were so good to my Dad before he passed away. The love and care, compassion they showed to my dad was priceless. The nurses and CNA’s that took care of my Dad are the best and always be the best.

Linda M

The skilled and professional care and attention your team gave our mother made it possible for Mom to be granted her wish to die comfortably at home.

Joy

We are just starting our dad’s final journey and Arkansas Hospice has been a blessing. They’ve taught us so much already and provide as much support and comfort to the family as they do my dad. I’m grateful they’ll be walking this final path with us.

Andrea E.

I love Arkansas Hospice. Every single employee has a heart of gold and takes the best care of their patients.

Lew R.

I would not hesitate at all to recommend this provider for anyone who is considering hospice care for themselves or for a loved one.

John B.

Arkansas Hospice took care of my Mom before she passed. It was my first experience with any hospice and I was amazed. They took such great care of her. They treated her with dignity and respect until the end.

Brenda R.

So many thanks for the way your staff treated my very dear friend, Jeff, as he raced toward the finish line. Words can’t express my gratitude for helping us to care for him and keep him comfortable. Top-notch professionalism and immediate responses to requests for assistance.

Aaron R.