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How Do Caregivers Help? A Comprehensive Guide from Haven Home Health and Hospice

In our bustling world, the value of personalized, compassionate care cannot be overstated- especially for those facing health challenges or the effects of aging. Haven Healthcare steps into this vital role with a commitment to not just meet, but exceed, the expectations for caregiving. Our caregivers are more than just helpers; they are lifelines to […]

What is Home Health Care? An Insightful Guide by Haven Home Health and Hospice

  Home health care, a term that resonates deeply with comfort, care, and convenience, is an essential service for individuals requiring medical, nursing, or therapeutic treatment within the familiar confines of their own homes. Haven Home Health and Hospice, a leading agency based in Southwest Missouri, stands at the forefront of offering personalized and compassionate […]

Haven Home Health and Hospice: Dedicated to Improving the Quality of Life for Their Patients

When it comes to healthcare, quality of life should be at the forefront of every provider’s mission. Haven Home Health and Hospice, a leading healthcare provider, understands this importance and has dedicated its services to enhancing the quality of life for its patients. Through their compassionate care, specialized programs, and commitment to personalized attention, Haven […]

Current Lack of Care in the Healthcare Industry

The frightening lack of care is one crucial issue that has plagued the healthcare industry for years, regardless of how quickly it evolves. At Haven Home Health and Hospice, we provide compassionate and comprehensive care. We believe that should be the cornerstone of the healthcare industry in general. This article analyzes the pressing issue of […]

Staff Spotlight: Katie Washington

We have another staff spotlight! This time, we want to recognize our amazing Care Consultant, Katie Washington for all she has done to represent Haven’s core values. Katie is our representative for facilities, hospitals, and doctors. She works with the people in the medical community that refer patients to our care and she is often […]

Staff Spotlight: Kylee Kirkwood

Another staff member that we want to recognize for their hard work is Kylee Kirkwood! Kylee is the Clinical Director in our Haven Hospice branch. She works with the nurses and staff members of Haven Hospice to support them and ensure their patients get the best care possible. Kylee exemplifies Haven’s core values: Do what […]

Staff Spotlight: Keith Wyrick

  We want to recognize one of our staff members, Keith Wyrick for all his hard work and how he embodies our core values. Keith works in our home health branch as a Business Support Specialist. He works with intake and scheduling, helping our clinicians coordinate so that our patients get the care they need. […]

Staff Spotlight: Larisa David

We want to recognize one of our staff for their exceptional work in embodying our core values! Larisa David, who works for our branch, Haven Home Care, has been committed to our core value “Do What is Right, Not What is Easy” in order to provide the best care possible to her clients. Her director, […]

Why Ownership Matters:

At Haven Home Health and Hospice, we are proud to be the last locally-owned, independent, and clinician-led provider of home-based care in our region. While that may sound like a simple fact, it’s actually a defining difference—one that matters deeply to the quality of care our patients receive every day. In recent years, private equity firms and large corporate healthcare chains have rapidly bought out home health and hospice providers across the country, including right here in our community. What we’ve seen in the aftermath is troubling: rapid turnover of staff, shrinking time spent with patients, and decisions driven more by profit margins than by compassion, dignity, and clinical excellence. 

When ownership shifts from caregivers to corporations, priorities shift too. 

We believe healthcare should never be treated like a commodity. That’s why we’ve remained committed to local, clinician-led ownership—because we answer to patients, not shareholders. Our leadership is hands-on, involved, and invested in every life we touch. We believe that meaningful care takes time, intention, and heart—and it starts with the people who make the decisions. As owners who are also licensed clinicians, we understand the weight of the responsibility we carry. Our patients are not numbers in a spreadsheet. They are parents, grandparents, neighbors, and friends. And we believe they deserve the kind of care we’d want for our own families. We will continue to stand against the corporatization of healthcare, and we invite you to stand with us. Whether you’re a patient, a referral partner, or a member of the community, your trust makes it possible for us to preserve something rare and essential in today’s healthcare system: personalized, human-centered care. Because in the end, ownership isn’t just about who signs the papers—it’s about who shows up when it matters most.

– John Ray, Founder

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