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Heart of Hospice - Alexandria, 1001 Bayou Place, Alexandria, LA (2025)

10/25/2025

This week, we are celebrating Spiritual Care Week by honoring the incredible Spiritual Caregivers on our Heart of Hospice Alexandria team! 🙏✨

Spiritual care is a cornerstone of hospice, focusing on the whole person—mind, body, and spirit. It's about much more than religion; it's about providing a compassionate presence and supporting whatever brings a person comfort, meaning, and peace.

Our spiritual caregivers are experts in listening. They help patients and their families navigate difficult questions, reflect on their life and legacy, find sources of strength, and connect with their personal beliefs and values. They meet every person exactly where they are, without judgment, offering a steady hand and an open heart.

To our dedicated spiritual care team: Thank you for the profound comfort and quiet strength you bring to our patients and their loved ones every single day. Your work is truly a calling, and we are so grateful for you.

Please join us in showing our appreciation! ❤️

10/19/2025

This week, October 19-25, we celebrate Respiratory Care Week! We want to extend our deepest gratitude to all the dedicated respiratory therapists in Alexandria and across the country. These incredible professionals work tirelessly to help people breathe easier, playing a vital role in hospitals, clinics, and here at Heart of Hospice. 🌬️❤️

Navigating a serious illness like COPD can be challenging. A common question we hear is, "When is the right time to consider hospice?" While every person's journey is unique, it's helpful to know some of the factors that may indicate a patient could benefit from the comfort and support of hospice care.

Hospice Eligibility Triggers for COPD Often Include:

Frequent Hospitalizations: Increasing visits to the ER or hospital for respiratory infections or respiratory failure.

Severe Breathlessness: Disabling shortness of breath (dyspnea) that occurs even at rest or with minimal activity and is poorly responsive to bronchodilators.

Significant Decline: A noticeable decrease in the ability to perform daily activities like bathing, dressing, and moving around, leading to a "bed-to-chair" existence.

Unintentional Weight Loss: Significant weight loss (10% or more of body weight) over the past six months.

Other Physical Signs: This can include hypoxemia (low oxygen levels at rest on room air, often with an O2 saturation of ≤ 88%), resting tachycardia (>100 beats per minute), or signs of right-sided heart failure (Cor pulmonale).

The goal of hospice is not to give up, but to provide an extra layer of support focused on comfort, dignity, and quality of life. If you or a loved one are experiencing these challenges with COPD, it may be time to have a conversation about your goals and care options.

This Respiratory Care Week, we thank the heroes who help us all breathe a little easier.

10/11/2025

This Saturday, October 11th, is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day! 💙

Here at Heart of Hospice Alexandria, this day is a meaningful opportunity to honor the families we serve and recognize our dedicated team of caregivers.

Hospice and palliative care is not about the end of life, but about the quality of life. It’s about ensuring every person's journey is met with dignity, comfort, and compassion. It's about managing symptoms, providing emotional and spiritual support, and empowering patients to live every moment as fully as possible.

Today, we celebrate:
✨ Our Patients: For their strength and for entrusting us with their care.
✨ Our Families: For their love, partnership, and resilience.
✨ Our Staff & Volunteers: For their unwavering dedication, empathy, and the incredible heart they bring to their work every single day.

Join us in raising awareness for the vital role of hospice care in our Alexandria community. Let's work together to build a community where everyone can face life's final chapter with peace and support.

10/10/2025

Today, October 10th, is World Mental Health Day. At Heart of Hospice Alexandria, we believe that mental well-being is just as vital as physical health, especially when facing serious illness or loss. 🌱💙

This year's theme often focuses on making mental health and well-being a global priority. For us, that means acknowledging the emotional, psychological, and spiritual challenges that come with life-limiting illnesses, caregiving, and grief. It’s okay not to be okay, and it's essential to reach out for support when you need it.

Our hospice team understands that caring for the whole person includes nurturing their mental and emotional health. Our services often include:

Counseling & Support: Offering emotional and psychological support for patients and their families.

Bereavement Care: Providing grief support and counseling for families after a loss.

Spiritual Care: Connecting patients with spiritual comfort and peace, whatever their beliefs.

Social Services: Helping navigate resources and alleviate practical burdens that can impact mental stress.

Taking care of your mental health is a sign of strength. Let's create a community where conversations about mental health are open, supportive, and free from stigma.

If you or someone you know is struggling, please know you are not alone. Reach out, talk to someone, and seek help.

10/08/2025

Mark your calendars! 🗓️ The Heart of Hospice and Hospice Promise Foundation are holding a Yard Sale on October 25th from 7 AM - 1 PM at 1001 Bayou Place, Alexandria!

Come find some amazing treasures and support a wonderful cause! You'll find everything from household items and clothing to unique finds!

All proceeds go directly to the Hospice Promise Foundation, which assists patients and families with essential non-hospice related expenses they cannot afford. This includes help with rent, utility bills, emergency repairs, personal care items, food assistance, last wishes, burial assistance, and community projects like bereavement camps for children and educational outreach.

Your support makes a real difference! We can't wait to see you there!

09/09/2025

✨ Caregiver Corner ✨

As a caregiver, the idea of a full workout can feel completely out of reach. But what if relieving stress wasn't about finding an extra hour, but about finding 30 seconds?

Physical movement is a powerful way to release the tension that builds up in your body and mind. Even the smallest, gentlest motions can signal to your nervous system that it's okay to relax.

When you feel stress tightening your shoulders, try one of these simple movements:

Gentle Neck Tilts: Slowly tilt your head from side to side, as if trying to touch your ear to your shoulder. Hold for 15 seconds on each side.

Shoulder Rolls: Inhale and lift your shoulders up towards your ears, then exhale and roll them back and down. Repeat 5 times.

Reach for the Sky: While seated or standing, take a deep breath in and stretch your arms high above your head. As you exhale, slowly lower them down.

Wrist & Ankle Circles: While sitting, gently rotate your wrists and ankles one at a time. This simple act can help release pent-up energy.

You don’t need a gym or a yoga mat. Just take a moment, right where you are, to connect with your body. It's a small act of kindness to yourself on a long journey. You deserve it. 💙

09/08/2025

✨Memorable Moment Monday✨

There are some moments in hospice care that are forever etched onto our hearts. They aren't always about medicine or treatment plans; they are about profound, shared humanity.

For parents of our pediatric patients, the journey can feel incredibly lonely. They look to us not just for care, but for guidance, for peace, for a hand to hold. It’s in the quiet, tender acts of service that we often find our deepest purpose.

Our Nurse, Home Health Aide, and Social Worker saw a mother who just needed a moment to breathe. Together, they lovingly gave her precious baby a bath in the sink. It was a simple act, performed with the utmost delicacy and care—three sets of hands working as one to provide comfort.

What they didn't know was that this simple, beautiful bath would be the last one.

These are the moments of hospice. They are real, they are raw, and they are filled with a bittersweet beauty. To be invited into a family's life at such a sacred time, to offer even the smallest comfort, is not a job. It is a profound blessing. 💙

09/05/2025

Come see us and our wonderful community partners at the Grant Parish Health and Wellness Fair on September 13th!

09/05/2025

Join us for our Fall Memorial and Plant Sale! 🌿

Heart of Hospice Alexandria invites you to a special event to honor your loved ones and support a wonderful cause. Come browse our beautiful selection of plants at this memorial fundraiser[cite: 9].

Date: Saturday, September 27
⏰ Time: 10 AM
📍 Location: Heart of Hospice, 1001 Bayou Place, Alexandria, LA 71303

]All proceeds go directly to the Hospice Promise Foundation. The foundation assists patients and families with essential, non-hospice related expenses like rent, utility bills, and food assistance. It also provides funding for patients' last wishes, burial assistance, and community projects like bereavement camps for children.

Your support makes a world of difference.

Please reach out to us with any questions or to RSVP!
✉️ Email: Sarah.Marcotte@lhcgroup.com
📞 Call: 318.880.0223
We look forward to seeing you there!

09/02/2025

✨ Caregiver Corner ✨

To our incredible caregivers in Alexandria: In the midst of your selfless work, remember to nurture your own well-being. Engaging in art, in any form, can be a powerful tool to combat stress and prevent burnout.

You don't need to be a professional artist! Simple activities like coloring, doodling, listening to music, writing, or even arranging flowers can offer a creative outlet and a mental escape. Even just 15-20 minutes of focusing on something creative can lower stress hormones and boost your mood.

Consider these simple art-based activities:
🎨 Keep an adult coloring book and some colored pencils handy for a quick mindful break.
✍️ Start a journal – write down your thoughts and feelings without judgment.
🎶 Create a playlist of your favorite calming music to listen to during quiet moments.
💐 Bring some local flowers home from the Alexandria Farmers Market and arrange them – the process can be surprisingly therapeutic.

Remember, this isn't about creating a masterpiece; it's about finding a moment of joy and a healthy way to process your emotions. What small creative activity helps you de-stress? Share your ideas in the comments – you might inspire another caregiver!

09/01/2025

❤️Memorable Moment Monday❤️

Hospice care is about ensuring the best possible quality of life, wherever a person calls home. Sometimes, that means finding a new home where they can truly thrive.

We recently had the privilege of supporting a patient who was struggling with depression and deep isolation. Our team worked tirelessly to help her find a new home in a local nursing facility where she could have more support and a community around her. The change has been incredible to witness.

During a recent visit, a team member asked her, "What is your goal?"

She responded, To live my life to the fullest.”

That would not have been her answer when she was living at her old house. Now, she is, in her own words, "living her best life." She has made new friends, loves the food, and calls her new residence "the blessed place she could be."

This beautiful transformation is a powerful reminder that a change in environment isn't an ending, but a new beginning. It’s a wonderful example of how the right resources can open up a new chapter of friendship, happiness, and community.

A special thank you to our team members, Lauren Williams, RN Case Manager and Tim Foreman, Social Worker ,who did the heavy lifting to coordinate this move and make this new chapter possible. Seeing this patient flourish is why we do what we do.

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