Oldham End of Life Care

03/18/2026

Thank you social workers!!! We appreciate what you do!!!

National Social Workers Month
Can we acknowledge Social Workers? They are often unrecognized and generally unappreciated heroes.
They are doers, sources of connection, listeners. They help us find our way through so many of life’s challenges. This is a profession much deserving of the recognition a National Month signifies. I salute, honor, respect and very much appreciate the service your calling (and it is a calling) brings to others.

03/13/2026

Couldn’t have said it better. ❤️

A reflection on end-of-life care…

There is something I wish more people understood about hospice and end-of-life care.

When someone receives a terminal diagnosis and hospice is suggested, it is because the disease process is already unfolding in ways that medicine can no longer stop or reverse. By the time someone begins receiving end-of-life care, their body has already begun the work of letting go.

We cannot change the outcome, none of us holds that power. Our role, whether we are a member of the hospice team, end-of-life doulas, caregivers, or family members sitting quietly at the bedside, is to advocate, to comfort, and to reduce suffering wherever we can. We ease pain, calm symptoms, listen closely, and tend to the physical, emotional and spiritual weight that often arrives in these moments. Sometimes, when comfort replaces crisis, people are gifted a little more time, which no one could have predicted, but time is never something we can promise.

In this work, we are not the driver of the bus. The course of the illness is not ours to control. Instead, we sit beside the passenger and make sure they are not traveling alone. We show up with presence, with care, and with love.

My hope for every person who is dying is that they are cared for well, that they feel seen and held, and that their landing is soft. At the end of the day, I truly believe that anyone who is providing end-of-life care has this goal in mind. 

xo
Gabby
www.thehospiceheart.net

12/06/2025

Oldham Hospice is looking to hire a full time LPN field nurse. Interested? Come by the office at 519 E Main in Stigler and fill out an application.

12/02/2025

"In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count, it’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln

11/18/2025

A couple of months ago, I was talking with my granddaughter and mentioned my mom. She looked at me and said, “You have a mom?” Of course she said that, my mother died thirty years ago. She never met her, and I realize now that I’ve hardly shared stories about her at all.

That moment reminded me of something important: if we don’t say their name, if we don’t tell their story, if we don’t carry their legacy forward, no one else will. And eventually, their story falls silent.

Sometimes we hold back. We worry that saying their name will make others uneasy, especially after a recent loss, or on an anniversary that weighs a little heavier on the heart. Inside, we might be aching to speak about them, to honor them, to let the world know how much they are still woven into our days. But out of protection for others, we stay quiet.

I wish we lived in a culture that welcomed these stories, where remembering someone wasn’t seen as reopening a wound, but as keeping love alive. Where legacy wasn’t something fragile, but something we tended to together. I think we are getting there, but I also think we could do better. 

So say their name. Tell their story. Share their legacy. Live in a way they would be proud of.

They may not be here in the way they once were, but they are still here, carried in the breath of every memory we choose to speak aloud.

xo
Gabby
www.thehospiceheart.net

11/14/2025

In honor of Children’s Grief Awareness Day on Nov. 20, Saint Francis Hospice invites you and your children to a special evening for children experiencing the loss of a loved one.

📅 Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
📍 Warren Clinic Tower, 10th Floor Conference Room, 6600 S. Yale Ave, Tulsa, OK 74136

This supportive session will include age-appropriate information and activities designed to help children understand and express their grief in a healthy way. A light meal will be served.

All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Facilitator: Charlie Dodd, LMSW, Bereavement Coordinator

This event is free and open to the public, but RSVP is required.
📞 Please RSVP by calling 918-494-6465 or emailing cdodd@saintfrancis.com

10/23/2025

Oldham Hospice Services is now in network with Healthchoice Insurance! If you have a loved one in need of hospice services and they have benefits through Healthchoice, call us! 918-552-8066

10/15/2025

Oldham Hospice Services is growing! We are looking to hire an RN or LPN full time! If you are interested please come by our office at 519 E Main Stigler, OK and fill out an application! Please feel free to share this post and help us find a qualified, compassionate individual to care for our hospice patients and families!

09/22/2025

💗 TOMORROW - Grief Support in the Muskogee Community 💗

Saint Francis Hospice invites you to a grief support group designed for individuals and families in the Muskogee community who are navigating the loss of a loved one.

📍 Tuesday, September 23
📌 Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee – Pecan Room (next to the cafeteria)
🕛 Two group times to fit your schedule:
• 12:00 p.m.
• 6:00 p.m.

Whether your loss was recent or in years past, you're welcome here. This is a safe, supportive space to connect, share, and heal—right here in Muskogee.

📞 Please RSVP by calling 918-494-6445 or emailing cdodd@saintfrancis.com.

09/19/2025

Do you have a loved one that is needing more care than what they are currently receiving? Hospice care provides increased nursing and aide visits, as well as chaplain and social work for added support. Hospice care delivers these services wherever the patient resides whether it be at home or in a facility. Call us today and let us help you get your loved one the care he/she needs! 918-552-8066

08/07/2025

Oldham Hospice Services is growing! We are looking to hire a full time LPN to do field visits! If you are interested come by the office at 519 E Main in Stigler and fill out an application!

07/25/2025

Oldham Hospice Services 918-552-8066