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Hospice Arkansas

1. Local Companies

2. What is Hospice?

3. When is hospice appropriate?

4. What services does hospice provide?

5. Featured Local Company

1 . Local Companies

Hospice Home Care
870 540 0727
3063 West 28th
Pine Bluff, AR

Planet Smoothie
(501) 664-2400
6835 Cantrell Rd
Little Rock, AR

The Vitamin Store Inc Smoothie Bar
(479) 498-2884
2300 W Main St
Russellville, AR

Olde Fashioned Foods Market
(479) 649-8200
Phoenix Village Mall
Fort Smith, AR

General Nutrition Center
(870) 367-5411
103 N Park Dr
Monticello, AR

Shapeworks by Herbalife
(870) 777-2582
1604 S Main St
Hope, AR

Clarksville Health Food & Weight Control Program
(479) 754-5880
800 W Main St
Clarksville, AR

Cuzn Water Filtration Systems Inc
(479) 442-4412
Fayetteville, AR

Atlantis Jewels Ltd
(479) 271-9333
818 Carson Dr
Bentonville, AR

Laule Alice R MD
(870) 741-9596
6302A Hillside Ln
Harrison, AR

We live in a time when many diseases are treatable and even curable. However, there is a time when death becomes certain and is beyond our control. When it becomes clear that curative approaches will no longer provide benefit to a patient, hospice care may become appropriate. Hospice is a unique type of healthcare whose philosophy involves treating the patient rather than the disease and emphasizes quality of life rather than length of life. They seek to keep patients pain free and try to ensure quality end-of-life care and a dignified death surrounded by loved ones. Although it can be given in the hospital, the majority of hospice patients receive care at home.

3 . When is hospice appropriate?

Deciding to utilize hospice can be a difficult and personal decision to make. Therefore, the patient, family, and medical practitioner should discuss hospice as an option and decide when it is appropriate. Patients receiving hospice care generally have a life expectancy of six months or less however if the patient improves dramatically, it is always possible to discontinue hospice services and return to treatment for his or her disease.

4 . What services does hospice provide?

The hospice staff is highly trained in making sure patients are comfortable and that all medical and emotional needs are appropriately met. Generally, an interdisciplinary team including physicians, nurses, social workers, counselors, clergy, and volunteers work closely together to ensure each patient is receiving comprehensive care.

Services provided include:

Physician and nursing service

Pain and symptom control

Spiritual care

Medical supplies

Home health aide assistance

Social work and counseling services

Bereavement services for family members to help them through the grieving process after the death of the loved one

Respite care to allow family caregivers to rest and rejuvenate

Family conferences to provide updates, stay informed, and express any concerns

All services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

5 . Featured Local Company

Hospice Home Care

870 540 0727
3063 West 28th
Pine Bluff, AR

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