300 Prospect Avenue
HotSprings National Park, Arkansas

Levi Hospice

A Light of Comfort In The Darkness

17 years experience providing

Hospice services to the Hot Springs area

Levi Hospice is a special service of love and compassion for the terminally ill and their families. We offer a highly trained and caring staff that works to provide relief from pain and other symptoms while focusing on the individual’s spiritual and emotional needs. Our care also extends to the family and other loved ones of the patient. We are dedicated to supporting the highest level of dignity for our patients. We want to share with them their last days of life, and make last days as comfortable and loving as possible.

Levi Hospice is a compassionate alternative for the terminally ill and their families. We provide:

• Expert pain and symptom management

• An individualized, family-centered approach to care

• Care focusing on spiritual, emotional
       and social needs; as well as physical requirements

• Non-curative comfort care

• Recognition of the patient’s continuing dignity

• Help to patients and families who choose to make
       their own decisions regarding care

• Assistance so that the patient can spend the last months
       of his or her life in comfortable surroundings with loved ones near

• A dedicated team of professionals who are highly trained in hospice care

• The Patient and Family
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Certified Nursing Assistants
• Social Workers
• Counselors
• Chaplains
• Volunteers
• Dieticians
• Speech/Language Pathologists
• Physical and Occupational Therapists

• Patient and Family Support
• Home Care
• Inpatient Care
• Medical Management
• Social Services
• Spiritual Support
• Counseling
• Bereavement Support
• Volunteer Support
• 24-Hour On Call Assistance
• Community Education
• Coordination of Community Resources

• The patient is diagnosed with a terminal illness and has life expectancy of less than six months
• The patient’s physician has made a referral to Levi Hospice
• The patient and family elect palliative care (care focusing on comfort and symptom relief rather than cure)
• A primary care giver to ensure that the patient will not be left alone
• The patient lives within the service area of Garland and Montgomery Counties, or in Hot Springs Village

Levi Hospice offers inpatient accommodations when hospitalization is necessary for pain and symptom control.

Levi Hospital is licensed by the State of Arkansas and recognized as a hospice provider by Medicare and Medicaid. Our services are covered by a variety of plans including:

• Medicare and Medicaid hospice benefits
• Major medical benefits
• Private insurance that includes home health care or hospice benefits
• Most health plans

Our hospice professionals continue to offer support to the family for a least one year following a patient’s death. Personal visits, phone calls, and other contacts are made regularly with emphasis on special dates such as anniversaries, birthdays, holidays, etc.

The Levi Hospice program is supported in part by contributions, memorials, and gifts. Every donation is greatly appreciated. Contribution checks should be made payable to the Levi Foundation, specifying "For Hospice." For more information about contributions contact Christi Hughes at 501-622-3498.

Volunteers are a very important part of the Levi Hospice program. These dedicated and caring individuals serve as a support system for the terminally ill patient and his or her family members.

Many times, hospice patients may need a shoulder to cry on or a listening ear. Volunteers also help by assisting patients and their families with household chores, errands, and transportation. Volunteers frequently sit with, feed, and read to patients.

All volunteers must complete a training course provided by Levi Hospital. For more information on becoming a Levi Hospice Volunteer, call (501) 622-3416.

For more information about the services and programs provided by Levi Hospital call (501)624-1281 or e-mail us at bholsomback@levihospital.com.

Copyright 1999