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Registered nurse case manager
A nurse who lives near you, visits on a set schedule and gives you her direct line.
Medicare
Chapter 01 — Northwest Oklahoma, Woodward, OK
Hospice · Woodward & the northwest plains
Out here, nobody walks this road alone.
Hospice nurses, aides, chaplains and social workers who cover six counties and three hundred miles of section-line roads, so families on the plains can keep their people at home.
Chapter one
Distance is the first thing we solve.
In northwest Oklahoma, the nearest hospital can be an hour away and the nearest neighbor a mile. When someone is dying at home on a wheat farm near Buffalo or a ranch outside Arnett, families worry most about being alone with it.
So we built a hospice around distance: nurses who live in the outlying towns, an emergency comfort kit left at every home, a phone that rings to a real nurse at any hour, and a team that will drive an hour each way without a second thought.
— Jolene Harrell, RN, CHPN, Executive Director
What families count on
Three promises across the miles
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Emergency comfort kit
Comfort medicines left at every home with clear written instructions, for nights when the drive is long.
Included
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Bereavement support
Calls, letters, visits and grief groups in Woodward and Alva.
13 months- 1997serving northwest Oklahoma
- 6counties, every section road
- 24/7a hospice nurse answers
- 13 mo.of grief support afterward
Photo tour
Chapters from the plains
Where we care
Wherever the road leads
Same team, same benefit, wherever someone calls home.
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At home on the farm
Most patients stay in their own bed. We bring the equipment, medicines and team, however long the drive.
- Comfort kit at home
- Scheduled visits
- 24/7 phone line
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In town
An apartment in Woodward or a house in Shattuck, the care is the same.
- Same team
- Same benefit
- Telehealth check-ins
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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 hospice 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
Our team
The people on the road
Jolene Harrell, RN, CHPN
Executive Director
Dr. Alan Weatherford
Hospice Medical Director
Kristen Shaw, RN
Director of Nursing
Cody Brakhage, RN
On-Call Nurse, Harper County
Sample family reviews
In families' own words
We're forty minutes from Woodward on a dirt road. Cody came at 3 a.m. in an ice storm. I'll never forget his headlights coming over the hill.
The comfort kit in the fridge saved us. When Dad's breathing changed, the nurse talked me through it on the phone while she drove out.
Dad wanted to see one more harvest. The team planned his visits around it, and we parked his wheelchair at the edge of the field to watch the combines.
Mike helped us figure out what to do with the cattle and the lease. That was weighing on Mom more than anything.
Pastor Ruth sat with Grandma every week and sang the German hymns she grew up with. Grandma knew every word.
Lupe spoke Spanish with my mother and braided her hair. Mom looked forward to her all week.
Dr. Weatherford did video visits when the roads were bad and came in person when it mattered. He was always there.
A year later, the nurse came by during harvest just to check on me. That's when I needed it.
For families
For the family
Out here, families do most of the caregiving. Here's how we help.
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A nurse any hour
Call any time and a nurse answers, then drives out if needed.
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A comfort kit at home
Medicines and written instructions for the nights when we're still on the road.
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Video check-ins
A nurse can see and talk with you between visits when roads are bad.
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Ready for what comes
Our nurses gently explain the changes near the end, ahead of time.
Insurance & payment
Paying for hospice
Most families owe nothing. Our business office checks every plan before care begins.
Medicare
The Medicare hospice benefit covers the care team, medicines, supplies and equipment for the hospice diagnosis, usually at no cost.
SoonerCare
Oklahoma Medicaid covers hospice. If your loved one lives in a nursing home on SoonerCare, room and board stays covered.
VA benefits
Veterans enrolled in VA health care are eligible. We coordinate with the VA.
Private insurance
Most plans include hospice. We'll verify yours.
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
Activities & dining
This month at Boiling Springs
Free gatherings for families, caregivers and anyone carrying grief.
Tue
- Grief group, Woodward, 6 p.m.
Thu
- Grief group, Alva, 6 p.m.
Wed
- Caregiver coffee: the comfort kit and what to expect
Sat
- Volunteer training, Buffalo
1st Mon
- Veterans' coffee
2nd Sun
- Children's grief afternoon
3rd Thu
- Advance-directive help night with Mike
Monthly
- Telephone grief support calls
Contact
On Oklahoma Avenue
- 1720 Oklahoma Avenue
Woodward, OK
Park in our lot off Oklahoma Avenue. The front door is level, and there's a bench under the redbud if you need a minute. - (580) 555-0179
- Text us
- care@boilingspringshospice.example
- Boiling Springs 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 the nurse on call in your part of the six counties.
However far out you are, we'll come.
Call or text with any question. A hospice nurse will answer, and nothing happens until you're ready.