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April is the month we recognize our Volunteers and our Volunteer Coordinators. Hospice is an awesome benefit, and Volunteers make the difference between an average hospice and one that adds life to every day.

Hot Springs, Arkansas: Grief is unique to each person it touches. With support from others who have grieved, we hope to find a common understanding. We anticipate the moment when we are brave enough to share our thoughts with someone who has also grieved, and they nod, smile and understand and we know that we are not alone.

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On Monday, March 11, 2019, Mr. and Mrs. Una Mae and Eddie Lee McClellan renewed their wedding vows at the Happy Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a long term care facility located in Malvern, AR. The ceremony was officiated by Pastor Joe Robert McClellan, Eddie’s older brother (87 years young). The couple asked daughter, Arlene and her husband Jim Andersen to be their Matron of Honor and Best Man.

CONWAY, Ark. (February 6, 2019) – In the Fall 2018 semester, a new Hendrix Odyssey experience called “Medicine in Society” brought together hands-on learning, academic study, and vocational reflection for Hendrix students planning to become physicians.

Hospice Home Care now offers the most difficult and underutilized level of care under the Medicare Federal Hospice Benefit – Continuous Care. Not all hospice companies provide this service to patients and their families.

Grief is as unique as an individual fingerprint, but it is in the support of others who have grieved that we find a common understanding. It is in that moment when we are brave enough to share our thoughts with a fellow griever, and they nod, smile and understand, that we know that we are not alone.

The Care Management Team at Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas recently received Certificates of Completion and Angel Pins for completing professional end-of-life credentialing & training. Attendees included; Barbara Flowers, Laura Westmoreland, RN, Jean Mustard, Dorothy Brennan, Trisha Mack, RN and Carla Caldwell. The group completed eight educational modules presented by Hospice Home Care’s Patient Care Representative, Cyndi Muncrief.

When Heaven Evans needed extra help to cope with her life-limiting illness, she and her family decided to allow Spring Valley Hospice to provide support. They may not have imagined then that this group of caring professionals would become like a second family and go so far to create lasting and cherished memories together with them.