LifeTouch Health

02/02/2026

A powerful reminder that it’s more important to give than receive, courtesy of tennis champion Arthur Ashe, the first African-American player to win a major men’s singles championship and the only Black player to have won the men’s singles titles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

01/31/2026

Winter often means staying indoors, so it's an excellent opportunity to talk with loved ones about their healthcare decisions – and yours – before a crisis occurs because of a serious illness or an accident. For suggestions on talking with your loved ones, please visit https://www.lifetouchhealth.org/respecting-their-wishes. To learn about advance care plan forms that you can download and complete, please visit https://www.lifetouchhealth.org/health-care-decisions-1.

01/30/2026

THROWBACK THURSDAY: In January 2025, we shared how a remarkable lady, lovingly called Miss Inez by her community, came out of retirement to become a CNA for our Monticello Area Office – and soon afterward experienced our care from a new perspective when a beloved uncle suffered a major stroke. Since then, Inez has been named a recipient of the inaugural Shellam Flake LifeTouch Service Awards. To revisit her moving story, please visit https://www.lifetouchhealth.org/stories/care-comes-full-circle.

01/28/2026

Watching someone you love change from Alzheimer’s is heartbreaking — and being the caregiver can quietly consume your whole life.

Ralph talks about the moment LifeTouch Health gave him something he didn’t realize he was losing: freedom.

🎥 Full story on YouTube — watch here: https://youtu.be/4KImBhBXh8E

01/26/2026

Lovely words for a wintry week, courtesy of renowned grief and hospice pioneer Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, who wrote the best-selling book "On Death and Dying."

01/24/2026

Need something to warm your thoughts on this wintry weekend? Party at the Plaza is just 3 months away! Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 25, and make plans to join us at North Little Rock’s Argenta Plaza for this action-packed event to benefit LifeTouch Health. Stay tuned for more details in the weeks ahead. If you’re interested in sponsorship opportunities, please visit https://www.lifetouchhealth.org/foundation-events or email laura.grimes@lifetouchhealth.org or margaret.willis@lifetouchhealth.org. LifeTouch Health Foundation

01/22/2026

On his 100th birthday, Mr. Ramsey shared his story — from growing up during the Great Depression in Arkansas to joining the U.S. Navy just days after high school. What started as a simple conversation turned into a powerful reminder of resilience, history, and the importance of preserving stories while we can.

👉 Watch the full video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYbRSsfzIrQ

01/21/2026

Have you ever wondered about the difference between hospice care and palliative care? While there are several factors, this graphic offers a simple explanation. LifeTouch Health provides both types of care to help our fellow Arkansans live life to the fullest – often in their homes, on their terms.

As Arkansas Hospice’s Family of Care is becoming LifeTouch Health, we are offering more services and impacting more lives in more ways. We now provide a continuum of care that includes:

• Personal care providing in-home, non-medical support in Greater Little Rock, Searcy, and Hot Springs. You have known this service as First Choice Senior Care.
• Primary care for seniors, where they live. This line of care has been known as Arkansas Advanced Care.
• Palliative care to partner with doctors and specialists to provide patient-centered care at any stage of serious illness. You have known this service as Arkansas Palliative Care.
• Hospice care for patients and families when time may be limited. This line of care has been known as Arkansas Hospice.

To see how LifeTouch Health offers trusted care, where you are, please visit https://www.lifetouchhealth.org/ or call 877-713-2348.

01/19/2026

Powerful words to remember on any day, but especially on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

01/19/2026

Words of encouragement to remember throughout life’s ups and downs in 2026, courtesy of the legendary Julie Andrews, who has found a new generation of fans thanks to the popular television series .

01/17/2026

Did you know that our LifeTouch Health logo is a sunrise – rather than a sunset as many might presume? As we mark our 34th anniversary today, this is an excellent opportunity to reflect on this symbol, which was inspired by a passage from the Gospel of Luke. The late Michael Aureli, who co-founded our organization with Dee Brazil-Dale, explained the sunrise logo in May 2008 by saying, “Arkansas Hospice is called to be a tender ray of compassion and hope shining upon those who dwell in the shadow of death.” While the logo has been refreshed a few times over the years, the image of a sunrise has remained constant.

Today, as Arkansas Hospice is becoming LifeTouch Health, this sunrise represents the LifeTouch Health Foundation and our entire continuum of care, which includes:

• Personal care providing in-home, non-medical support in Greater Little Rock, Searcy, and Hot Springs. You have known this service as First Choice Senior Care.
• Primary care for seniors, where they live. This line of care has been known as Arkansas Advanced Care.
• Palliative care to partner with doctors and specialists to provide patient-centered care at any stage of serious illness. You have known this service as Arkansas Palliative Care.
• Hospice care for patients and families when time may be limited. This line of care has been known as Arkansas Hospice.

To see how we offer trusted care, where you are, please visit https://www.lifetouchhealth.org/ or call (toll-free) 877-713-2348.

Thank you to all the employees, volunteers, and donors who continue to make our mission possible – and to all of you who have trusted us with caring for your loved ones. With your continued support, we can touch even more lives in the years ahead.

01/16/2026

THROWBACK THURSDAY: With this Saturday, Jan. 17, being our 34th anniversary, this is the perfect opportunity to highlight Dee Brazil-Dale, who co-founded Arkansas Hospice with the late Michael Aureli. Please click below to revisit this post, first shared in 2022 for our 30th anniversary, that features a special video of Dee telling about the early days of our organization, how she met Michael Aureli, and her personal journey of loss and love. Thank you, Dee, for all that you have done – and continue to do – for our mission, as Arkansas Hospice becomes LifeTouch Health!

Dee Brazil-Dale has devoted most of her adult life to being a passionate advocate for hospice care. She first felt led to volunteer at a small, non-profit hospice in McCall, Idaho, after the sudden loss of her son, Mark Alvarado, in a vehicle accident when he was only 19 years old. “He was a great...