A tape recorder, 1991
Hagerman Hospice began when a retired Sherman schoolteacher, caring for her dying husband, asked the visiting nurse to help her record his stories. The nurse kept the tape recorder, and the idea.
Our story
How we got here
A retired schoolteacher, a tape recorder and thirty-four years of stories.
Our story
Thirty-four years on the Red River
Named for the refuge
The Hagerman wildlife refuge on Lake Texoma is where generations of Grayson County families have watched the geese come in each fall. Our founders wanted a name that meant rest and return.
The story intake, 1998
We added a simple rule: before anyone writes a care plan, someone sits down and learns who the patient has been. It's still the first page of every chart.
Portraits, 2014
A volunteer photographer offered to take family portraits at home. Now every family is offered one, free, framed.
Four hundred stories, today
Our volunteers have recorded more than four hundred life stories. Families can request copies any time, forever.
- 1991serving North Texas
- 3counties along the Red River
- 365days a year a hospice nurse answers
- 13months of grief support afterward
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
Tell us about them.
Call or text with any question. A hospice nurse will answer, and nothing is decided until you're ready.