On Wednesday, March 23, 2022 we showed our appreciation to our social workers with a delicious breakfast. After two years of a pandemic, it was good to celebrate Social Worker Month in-person. At breakfast, we had the pleasure to hear from each social worker about what drew him or her to the profession. Each explained the personal experiences that called them to work with the end-of-life population.
Hospice care means interdisciplinary care, or a team approach. While the doctor and nurse take care of physical needs, the social worker and the chaplain take care of psychosocial and spiritual needs. The role of the hospice social worker is wide-ranging – he/she handles issues related to housing, sitter services, advance directives, transportation, respite stays, help with body donation and funeral arrangements, as well as general counseling. Arcy Hospice is fortunate to have three social workers to cover our large service area. Our LMSW’s (Licensed Master Social Workers) help hundreds of families each year. Social workers recognize that they have been given the opportunity to enter briefly into the ongoing life of different family systems at a stressful time and find effective ways to meet the needs of each family. This year, our social work team is even more robust with the addition of three social work interns, who have been shadowing social worker Jennifer Barton.
We salute the social workers at Arcy Hospice and all social workers nationwide. We are grateful to their help navigating life’s tough challenges.
My name is Jimmie Stapleton. I am the founder and CEO of Arcy Healthcare. Arcy Healthcare includes Arcy Hospice, Arcy Supportive Care, MaximaCare Home Health and Arcy at Home.
Arcy Hospice was opened in 2007 to provide care and support for individuals and families facing a life limiting illness. It was established after my wife Ellen, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer, had completed her chemo and radiation therapies. At that time, things were looking positive, and we wanted to do something for our community that had been so supportive of our family during her treatments. Unfortunately, the cancer returned a few years later, and she subsequently passed away under our care in 2010.
In the years that followed, I began to see the need to provide the same level of excellent care to patients across the continuum of care. Therefore, we have added a home health division (MaximaCare Home Health), a palliative care division (Arcy Supportive Care), and a home care division, (Arcy at Home). With the addition of these divisions, we can meet most of the post-acute care needs for you and your family in your home.
I started Arcy Hospice with my wife as my motivation to provide exceptional care and support in the patient’s home, where they are surrounded by family and where they feel most comfortable. I’m proud to say that our staff provides some of the best in home care in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.
Please let us know if we can enrich the quality of life for you or a loved one.
Sincerely,
Jimmie Stapleton – Founder and CEO
Arcy Healthcare
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