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Registered nurse case manager
One nurse who knows your family and visits on a set schedule.
Medicare
Est. 1982 · Hospice for north-central Oklahoma
Forty-three years of bringing comfort home.
One of Oklahoma's first hospices, still independent and still local. Nurses, aides, chaplains and social workers serving four counties along the Arkansas River.
Our beginnings
Started by neighbors, still run by them.
In 1982, hospice was barely a word in Oklahoma. A Ponca City nurse named Dorothy Reese had seen it work in Kansas City, and she came home determined. She gathered a doctor, two ministers and a dozen volunteers, and they started visiting dying neighbors at home.
Medicare added a hospice benefit the next year, and we were among the first in the state to use it. We've never sold to a chain. Our board is local, our nurses live here, and the phone still rings to someone who knows these streets.
— Margaret Eaves, RN, MSN, CHPN, Executive Director
- 1982one of Oklahoma's first hospices
- 4counties along the river
- 24/7a hospice nurse answers
- 13 mo.of grief support afterward
What's never changed
Three promises since 1982
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Night and weekend nurse
A nurse answers every call and drives out when needed.
24/7
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Bereavement support
Calls, letters, visits and a grief group on Tuesday evenings.
13 monthsPhoto tour
Our community
Sample family reviews
From the families of Kay County
Your nurses cared for my grandmother in 1987 and my father last spring. Same promise, same kindness. That's what forty years means.
Josh drove out to our farm past Blackwell at 3 a.m. in an ice storm. I will never forget his headlights coming up the road.
Rev. Eagle Bull prayed with Grandpa in Ponca and sang an honor song. Grandpa wept, and so did we.
They helped Dad go fishing at Kaw Lake one last time. He caught two crappie and talked about it for a week.
Rosa braided Mom's hair every visit and sang to her in Spanish. Mom glowed when she came.
Bill sat up with Dad three nights a week so I could sleep. I couldn't have made it otherwise.
Dr. Hinkle delivered me in 1968, and he sat at our table explaining Dad's hospice care fifty-six years later.
Kimberly had the VA paperwork and the funeral plans done in a week. One less thing on my heart.
We put a light on the Tree of Lights for Mom. Seeing all those lights on Grand Avenue, I didn't feel alone.
My kids went to the camp at Lake Ponca. They came home and drew pictures of Grandpa for the fridge.
They're not a chain. They're our neighbors. You can feel the difference.
Our team
The people at your door
Margaret Eaves, RN, MSN, CHPN
Executive Director
Dr. Robert Hinkle
Hospice Medical Director
LaToya Wesley, RN
Director of Nursing
Josh Dennison, RN
On-Call Nurse
Where we care
Wherever home is
The same team and the same Medicare benefit, in any setting.
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At home
Most patients stay in their own bed. We bring the equipment, medicines and team.
- Equipment delivered
- Scheduled visits
- 24/7 phone line
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On the farm
Wheat country and ranch roads are part of the job.
- Rural visits
- Night calls
- Same team
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With family
We care for patients in a son's or daughter's home and teach the whole household.
- Family training
- Night sitters
- Same benefit
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In assisted living
We add hospice nursing, aides, chaplain and social work to the care already in place.
- Works with staff
- Family meetings
- Same team
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In a nursing home
We work alongside nursing home staff on comfort. Room and board is billed separately.
- Comfort plan
- Aide visits
- Family support
We believe the people who built this town deserve to finish their lives in it, at home, among their own. We believe in plain talk, good nursing and showing up at night. We believe a hospice should be part of its community, not just in it. And we believe forty-three years of trust is earned one family at a time.
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Readers’ Choice · Best Senior Care
- Community Choice Awards · Winner
- Regional Business Journal · Top Workplaces
- County Chamber · Small Business of the Year
- Family Caregiver Alliance · Partner
- Local Hospital System · Preferred Partner
Admissions
The first visit
Here's what happens when you call.
- A nurse calls you back within the hour
- A kitchen-table visit, usually the same or next day
- We explain coverage and answer every question
- If you decide to start, the first nurse visit and equipment usually follow within a day
- You get one phone number for everything, any hour
Contact
On East Grand Avenue
- 305 E Grand Avenue
Ponca City, OK
Park on Grand Avenue or in the lot behind our building off Third Street. The back door is level and opens into the family room. - (580) 555-0136
- Text us
- care@arkansasvalleyhospice.example
- Arkansas Valley Hospice
Reaching us
- Office, Mon – Fri8a – 5p
- Hospice nurse on call24 hours, every day
- Admissions7 days a week
One number, any hour. After 5 p.m. it rings straight to a hospice nurse.
Neighbors since 1982.
Call or text with any question. A hospice nurse will answer, and nothing is decided until you're ready.