In June 2020, Arcy Supportive Care was added to the Arcy Healthcare family to expand the continuum of in-home care. Supportive care is a type of medical care that focuses on those with serious illness by providing in-home visits by nurse practitioners. The goal of supportive care is palliative, or comfort care, and lessening symptoms of those with complex conditions. It is similar to the care received at a doctor’s office, except that our staff comes to you.
Located in Flower Mound, we serve much of the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. Arcy Supportive Care is also a certified Great Place to Work.
Supporting You 24/7
When you are dealing with a serious illness we are here to help. We specialize in helping those:
- Requiring repeated hospitalizations
- Experiencing symptoms despite optimal treatment
- Having shorter periods of wellness between setbacks
- Finding burdens of treatment overwhelming
- Desiring help with planning for future care
Common illnesses we see include heart disease, kidney disease, lung disease, cancer, and neurological conditions like Parkinson’s disease, stroke, and dementia.
Supportive Care at Home
Supportive care is often referred to as “palliative care”. The goal of palliative care is to improve quality of life for both the patient and their family members by promoting autonomy and self-determination within each individual’s unique experience.
Meet the Team
DR. EDWARD KREMER
Dr. Kremer has spent most of life in the Dallas area. He received his medical training and completed his residency at UT Southwestern. He practiced specialty and primary care internal medicine in Lewisville from 1980 until his retirement in July 2020. He has been involved in hospice as an associate medical director since 1994 and 5 grandchildren, is active in his church and enjoys singing in the choir. In his spare time he enjoys cooking, baking, sailing and walking his dogs.
MELISSA GEORGE, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C
Melissa grew up in East Texas and moved to DFW when she began her career as a nurse. She lives in Lewisville, TX with her husband and her four-legged baby, Lulu. She has been a nurse since 2011 and has been an Adult Gerontological Nurse Practitioner since 2020. She earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Texas A&M University and her master’s degree from Texas Woman’s University. She has spent most of her life dedicated to the elderly population and has many volunteer hours working in nursing/long term care facilities prior to changing career fields to become a nurse. She will often tell you that she loves the geriatric population! She is active in her local church and can sometimes be found playing any empty piano around with her genre being limited to anything in the old Baptist hymnal.
JENNIFER BARTON, LMSW
Jennifer was born and raised in Florida, in a small town outside of Jacksonville. She moved to Texas in 2008 after visiting a friend and decided to stay. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from University of North Texas in 2017 and her Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2018. She worked in three nursing homes in north Texas before joining the Arcy Healthcare team in October of 2021. Jennifer’s passion for caring for older adults stems from having the honor of being the primary caregiver for her Nana, who battled dementia for 10 years. She is currently working on her clinical license and advanced certification in hospice and palliative care. Jennifer is married, has 3 kitties, and in her free time enjoys reading, playing board games, and spending time with her friends.
KAREN MAPLES, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Karen has been a nurse since 1983 and has been a Family Nurse Practitioner since 2022. She earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing and her master’s degree from University of Phoenix. She has spent most of her life dedicated to the elderly population and enjoys being able to make a difference. Her passion is working with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. She is affiliated with Sigma Theta Tau Internat’l, American Geriatric Society American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Texas Nurse Practitioners, American Nurses Association, and Texas Nurses Association.
We strive to provide the highest quality of care at an affordable cost. Reach out to us today to get started.
