Our Story
THE ASCEND HOSPICE CARE VISION
Ascend Hospice Care was founded in 2016 by a group of locals and continues to be operated under the local Board of Directors.
The goal of Ascend Hospice is to revolutionize hospice care as we know it in Northeast Louisiana.
To do so, our mission is to provide compassionate, loving, and transformational care.
At Ascend Hospice Care, the focus is not on dying, but instead, about living in the setting of terminal illness; it is the quality of life to be had at the end of life. We embrace the sanctity of life, even a life that is approaching finality.
Our Team
MEET THE FAMILY
Kaye Spillers
ADMINISTRATOR
Dr. David L. Barnes
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Dr. Byron Henry
ASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Nurses:
Mandy Waggoner, RN, Clinical Supv.
Debby Coleman, RN
Annette Branco, RN
Nikki Blondin, RN
Mary Beth Westmoreland, RN
Charlotte Odom, RN
Sean Boudreaux, RN
Laysha Griffin, RN
Jhela Barnett, LPN
Jaleesa Chambers, LPN
Certified Nursing Assistants:
Deva Jones, CNA Supervisor
Mary Thomas
Tamiko Smith
Ilene Baker
LaPorche' Snell
Administration:
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Amanda Averett
OFFICE MANAGER
Katherine Stutts, LPN
COMMUNITY LIAISON
Charlotte McNeal, RN
Support Staff:
SOCIAL WORKERS
Cindy Smith, LCSW
Jasmine Dean, LMSW
CHAPLAINS
Brother Randy Ray
Brother Joe Rosales
BEREAVEMENT COORDINATOR
Joe Rosales
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Robyn McCarty
In Action
CHECK OUT SOME FUN SHOTS OF OUR TEAM
Dr. Barnes, Amanda, Kaye, & Charlotte.
Amanda (Elf), Matt Durham, and Brother Randy Ray (Santa) at the West Monroe Guest House.
Amanda & Brother Randy Ray as Santa and his elf!
Dr. Barnes, Amanda, Kaye, & Charlotte.
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