Appalachian Hospice Care

04/23/2026

𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝗼𝗳-𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, it is vital to have this important conversation with your loved ones. When you know their preferences for medical intervention and where they want to be when they die, you can ensure that their wishes are met.

𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮

Most Americans want to die at home, so understanding the options for end-of-life care is critical. Talking with your loved one before significant physical or cognitive impairment keeps them from making their own decisions — and tell their physician and other medical professionals about their choices for end-of-life care.
Hospice care can begin months before your loved one’s last days, providing symptom management, time to reminiscence, support for family members, and a death at home.

Far too often, families are unclear about their loved ones’ end-of-life preferences and goals. This can delay the start of hospice care until the patient is just days or hours from dying.

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Appalachian Hospice Care is a locally operated not-for-profit hospice agency dedicated to providing quality, compassionate, comforting care to the people of Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, and Pike Counties since 1991.

04/22/2026

✨ 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲! ✨

Today we proudly recognize our exceptional administrative assistants—the steady backbone behind the scenes who help make quality patient care possible every day.

Through your attention to detail, problem‑solving skills, and quiet expertise, you ensure our clinical teams have the support they need to focus on what matters most: caring for our patients. You manage the details, navigate the complexities, and keep things moving smoothly—often without applause and always with professionalism.

Thank you for being the trusted partners to our clinical staff and the unsung heroes of patient care. We truly could not do this work without you, and today we are especially grateful for all that you do. 🌟

04/07/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭, 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥.

Appalachian Hospice Services is a hometown, award‑winning provider proudly offering five‑star care with compassion, dignity, and heart.

We’re locally owned, community focused, and committed to caring for our neighbors like family. When your loved one needs comfort, support, and understanding, let us walk beside you every step of the way.

If you want personalized hospice care from people who know home, ask for us by name.

We’re here—ready to help, ready to listen, and ready to serve.

📍 Local. Award‑Winning. Five‑Star Care.

💙 Appalachian Hospice Services

03/30/2026

𝗔 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀

To our cherished physicians, Dr. William T. "Bill Tom" Fannin and Dr. Paula Heater "Dr. Paula" Wells - thank you for answering God’s calling to serve at the bedside with compassion and grace. Hospice care requires a rare heart—one willing to sit in sacred moments, to listen, to comfort, and to love as Christ loves.

Your presence brings peace where there is fear, relief where there is pain, and hope rooted in faith. Scripture reminds us, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7), and “Whatever you did for one of the least of these, you did for Me” (Matthew 25:40). You live these words through every patient you serve.

Thank you for being the hands and heart of Christ, offering dignity, comfort, and light at life’s most tender moments. May God richly bless you for the compassion you so faithfully give.

03/26/2026

In life’s most tender moments, compassion matters.

Proud to serve our community and to be a 5 star rated Hospice by Medicare and patient families!

Choose the best - you actually have a choice - DEMAND the best.

03/16/2026

🌟 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵! 🌟

Today—and every day—we here at Appalachian Hospice Care honor our incredible Medical Social Workers who stand beside patients and families during some of life’s toughest moments.
They guide, support, advocate, educate, connect, comfort, and champion hope when it’s needed most.

To all Medical Social Workers:

Thank you for your compassion, your expertise, and your unwavering commitment to care.

You make healthcare human, and our community is stronger because of you.

💙 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂—𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀.

03/12/2026

People often ask me, “How do you sit with someone who is dying? What do you say? How do you do this work?”

Many believe there must be special tools, the right words, some kind of wisdom you learn from books or training.

But the truth is much simpler.

This work has taught me that death is not chaos. It is a process. The body knows how to die just as surely as it knows how to be born, and each one does it in its own way.

What death and dying need most is a calm presence.

Our job is not to fix it, control it, or perform something heroic.
We are not magicians.
We don’t wear capes.

After witnessing enough final breaths, something in you begins to settle. Death stops surprising you, and because of that, you stop bringing urgency, fear, or drama into the room.

You learn to trust the body and the process it is moving through.
You learn to slow down.
To listen more than you speak.
To let the moment belong to the person who is dying and the people who are preparing to say goodbye.

You don’t rush it.
You don’t try to control it.
You simply remain present and allow it to unfold.

Because in the end, the body knows how to die. Sometimes what it needs most, is someone who is not afraid to be there when it does.

xo
Gabby
www.thehospiceheart.net

03/12/2026

🌟 When You or Your Loved One Needs a Helping Hand… We’re Here. 🌟

Home health care is more than support—it’s skilled medical care delivered right to your door. Unlike non‑medical home care (which focuses on daily activities like bathing, meals, or companionship), home health care provides physician‑directed, clinical services for those recovering from illness, injury, surgery, or managing chronic conditions.

At Home Care Health Services Inc, our mission is simple:
💙 Help people recover faster
💙 Prevent avoidable hospital stays
💙 Support independence
💙 Deliver compassionate, high‑quality care—right at home

From nursing and therapy to disease management and post‑hospital support, our team ensures every patient receives the personalized, top‑rated care they deserve.

🏡 Comfort. Privacy. Independence. Expert Care.

That’s the difference home health makes—and why families continue to trust us with their care.

If you or a loved one needs skilled care at home, we’re only a phone call away. 💙

📞 888-455-1996
🌐 www.apphchs.org

03/12/2026

🌟 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. 🌟

If you want the 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭‑𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 and only 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 serving families in our area… you have the right to ask for us by name. ❤️

Here’s something many families don’t realize:

👉 Some facilities do not automatically offer us, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫.

👉 It should never be: “We’ll get you some help.”

👉 It 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐓 be: “Which hospice agency would you like to use?”

Your family deserves transparency. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞.

And when choosing, why not choose the top‑rated team that lives here, works here, and cares for this community like family?

💙 Ask for us.
Because the right hospice makes all the difference.

02/26/2026

Around here, we believe in neighbors taking care of neighbors.

That’s why Appalachian Hospice Care is proud to be:

⭐ The ONLY 5-star hospice agency in Floyd & Pike Counties

🏡 The only locally owned and operated hospice agency

❤️ Chosen by patients and Medicare

If someone doesn’t offer you the best care available…

Just know — you can call us directly.

Because when it comes to your family, “almost the best” just isn’t good enough.

Appalachian Hospice Care is a locally operated not-for-profit hospice agency dedicated to providing quality, compassionate, comforting care to the people of Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, and Pike Counties since 1991.

02/16/2026

🌿 Appalachian Hospice Care 🌿

Hospice is about making today matter.

At Appalachian Hospice Care, we believe every moment is worth holding onto. Our team walks beside families with compassion, dignity, and comfort—helping create meaningful days filled with connection, support, and peace.

💚 Because hospice isn’t about giving up; it’s about lifting up.
💚 It’s about comfort.
💚 It’s about family.
💚 It’s about today.

If you or a loved one could benefit from hospice support, we’re here to help—every step of the way.

Appalachian Hospice Care is a locally operated not-for-profit hospice agency dedicated to providing quality, compassionate, comforting care to the people of Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, and Pike Counties since 1991.

01/26/2026

🚨 Weather Closure Notice 🚨

Due to inclement weather, our offices are closed today for the safety of our staff and community.

Please know that multiple team members are still available to take your calls and assist with any needs that may arise.

📞 For Hospice or Home Health support, call us toll‑free at 888-455-1996.

Your care and comfort remain our top priority. Stay safe and warm! ❄️💙