Jolene Harrell, RN, CHPN
Executive Director
Jolene grew up on a wheat farm near Fort Supply. She's been a hospice nurse on these roads for twenty-two years and still covers holidays.
Our people
Meet our team
Nurses, aides, chaplains and social workers who live in the towns they serve.
Our team
The people on the road
Dr. Alan Weatherford
Hospice Medical Director
A family doctor in Woodward for thirty-one years. He makes house calls and video visits for the farthest families.
Kristen Shaw, RN
Director of Nursing
Kristen leads nurses based in Woodward, Alva, Buffalo and Seiling, so someone is always within reach.
Cody Brakhage, RN
On-Call Nurse, Harper County
Cody lives in Buffalo and covers the far northwest corner. Families know his truck by the sound.
Pastor Ruth Unruh
Chaplain
A Mennonite pastor who serves families of every faith. She's known for her patience and her cinnamon rolls.
Mike Dalton, LMSW
Medical Social Worker
Mike helps with SoonerCare, VA forms and the hard questions about the land and the cattle.
Lupe Herrera, CNA
Hospice Aide
Lupe has bathed and cared for our patients for fifteen years, in English or Spanish, with the gentlest hands we know.
Bev Schoenhals
Volunteer Coordinator
Bev trains our volunteers in six counties and records patients' life stories herself.
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.
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.