Darlene Mims-Holloway, RN, MSN
Founder & Administrator
Home health · East Texas
Three offices. Five counties. One big porch light left on for you.
Nurses, therapists and aides who come to your home from Longview, Marshall and Henderson, covering the Piney Woods from Gilmer to Carthage. Medicare-certified since 2001.
Howdy, we're Caddo Pines
Neighborly care, with real clinical muscle.
Darlene Mims-Holloway grew up in Marshall, nursed for fifteen years at the hospital in Longview, and started Caddo Pines in 2001 because too many patients went home to a long country road and nobody checking in. She opened one office on Judson Road. Families kept calling from farther out, so she opened two more.
Today our three offices cover five counties, and every patient gets the same thing: a nurse case manager who knows them, therapists who practice in their own house, aides who show up on time, and a phone line answered by a registered nurse every hour of every night. The porch light, so to speak, is always on.
— Darlene Mims-Holloway, RN, MSN, founder
Sample family reviews
From our neighbors
I came home from the hospital on a Thursday. The nurse was on my porch Friday morning with a blood pressure cuff and a smile.
Travis had me back on my porch steps a week after my knee. By week six I was fishing at Lake Cherokee.
Loretta treats Mama like her own grandmother. Bath day is the best day of the week now.
Jada drove out past Harleton twice a week all winter. The wound closed in March.
The night nurse knew Dad's whole history at 2 a.m. We stayed home, and he was fine.
Bobby Ray got Dad's VA benefits moving after two years of nothing.
Priya rearranged my kitchen after my stroke. I cooked Sunday dinner for twelve last week.
They taught my grandson how to help me stand up safely. He was so proud.
Three offices, but it never felt big. Same nurse every visit for eight weeks.
Cassie had the first visit booked before we left the hospital in Tyler.
They texted the night before every visit. I always knew who was coming.
Neighborly is the word. Neighborly and good at their jobs.
Out here, neighbors bring a casserole when you come home from the hospital. We bring the nurse, the therapist and a phone number that answers at midnight. Same spirit, more training.
Photo tour
Piney Woods house calls
Our team
Say howdy to the team
Dr. Curtis Pennington, MD
Medical Director
Shonda Ellis, RN, BSN
Director of Nursing
Travis Kimbrough, PT, DPT
Therapy Director
What sets us apart
Where we shine
01
Skilled nursing visits
Check-ups, symptom watching and plain-English teaching.
Medicare
02
Medication management
Every bottle in the house checked against your doctor's list.
Medicare
03
Physical therapy
Strength, balance and walking on your own floors, porch steps and yard.
Medicare- 2001first visit from Judson Road
- 3offices: Longview, Marshall, Henderson
- 5Piney Woods counties
- 68nurses, therapists and aides
Care settings
Wherever home is in the Piney Woods
Houses in town, farms out past the lake and everything between.
01
Your own home
Brick ranch houses in Longview, farmhouses near Harleton and everything between.
- Nursing
- Therapy
- Aide visits
02
Out past the lake
Lake Cherokee, Caddo Lake and long country roads are on our routes.
- Rural routes
- Lab draws at home
03
Senior apartments
We coordinate with building staff so skilled care comes to your door.
- Shared updates
- Medication review
04
Assisted living
Skilled nursing and therapy alongside the assisted living team.
- Therapy on site
- Care conferences
05
A family member's home
Recovering at your daughter's in Kilgore? We'll visit you there.
- Caregiver teaching
- Equipment setup
06
On video, between visits
Quick check-ins when a full visit isn't needed.
- Same-day calls
- Wound photo review
Admissions
From hospital to home, handled
One intake coordinator guides your family from the first call to the first week.
- We call the hospital and get the orders
- We verify Medicare or insurance coverage
- We deliver equipment before you get home
- We text your nurse's name the night before the first visit
- We call after the first week to check how it's going
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Community Choice · Best Home Health Agency
- Regional Business Journal · Best Places to Work
- Area Agency on Aging · Community Partner
- County Chamber · Business of the Year
- Rural Health Association · Partner
- Veterans Coalition · Community Partner
- Regional Hospital Network · Preferred Partner
- Hometown Newspaper · Readers' Favorite
- Family Caregiver Coalition · Partner
- Regional Business Journal · Fast-Growing Companies
Now hiring
Three offices, good routes and a team that has your back.
Contact
Serving Gregg, Harrison, Rusk, Upshur and Panola counties
- 2804 Judson Road, Suite 110
Longview, TX
Free parking right out front on Judson Road; level entry and a bench by the door. - (903) 555-0185
- Text us
- howdy@caddopineshh.example
- Caddo Pines Home Health
Office & nurse line
- Office, Mon – Fri8a – 5:30p
- Intake, Sat – Sun9a – 2p
- Nurse line for patients24 hours
Nights and weekends, every office number rings the on-call RN.
Coming home soon? We'll leave the light on.
Call any office, or ask your doctor or hospital case manager to send the referral to Caddo Pines Home Health.