HOME-BOUND PRIMARY CARE · NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
Medical care that comes to the house.
Raising the Standards of Care provides services for homebound patients across Crittenden, Poinsett & Mississippi Counties, Arkansas — so getting seen doesn't mean a ride, a wheelchair, and a waiting room.
Call to request an appointment. Visits are delivered by Dr. Lakisha McDaniel, FNP/DNP.
One clinician
Visits delivered by one Family Nurse Practitioner
Three counties
Crittenden, Poinsett & Mississippi County, AR
At home
Care in the patient's own living room or bedroom
One phone call
No portal, just a simple form to start — just call
Why families call
The appointment isn't the hard part. Getting there is.
Someone has to take off work. Someone has to get a walker into a car. A fifteen-minute follow-up turns into most of a day, and the day after a hospital stay is the worst possible day to attempt it.
So visits get pushed. Medications get refilled late or not at all. Small changes in weight, blood pressure, or breathing go unnoticed until they land someone back in the emergency room.
"If leaving the house is the barrier, the visit should come to the house."
The service
Home-bound primary care for patients who really need it.
Care is provided in the patient's home, on a schedule that works for the household. If you're not sure whether a family member qualifies as homebound, that's a normal question to ask on the phone.
Routine and follow-up visits
Regular check-ins in the home for patients who can't reasonably travel to a clinic — including follow-up after a hospital or rehab stay.
Ongoing chronic condition care
Monitoring and management for conditions that need consistent attention rather than an occasional visit.
Medication review
Going through what's actually being taken, what's been added, and what no longer fits — with the bottles on the table.
Coordination with the care team
Notes and follow-through with the specialists, pharmacies, and family members already involved.
The difference
A small service area, on purpose.
Three counties is a deliberate footprint. It keeps drive times short, keeps scheduling human, and means the clinician walking through the door already knows the history. With only 1 nurse practitioner, patients see a familiar face — not a rotating name from a call list.
Home visits also show what a clinic never sees: the stairs, the pill organizer, the empty refrigerator, the chair someone has been sleeping in. That context changes the plan of care.
About the clinician
One nurse practitioner, one standard of care
Visits are made by Dr. McDaniel, so the household sees a familiar face each time.
Founder & Clinician
Dr. Lakisha McDaniel, FNP/DNP
Raising the Standards of Care, LLC
Dr. McDaniel is a family nurse practitioner who founded Raising the Standards of Care to bring medical visits directly to patients who are homebound in Northeast Arkansas.
The practice is built around one straightforward idea: patients who can't easily leave home shouldn't receive less attention because of it. Visits are unhurried, the household is part of the conversation, and questions get answered in plain language.
"Raising the standard of care starts with showing up where the patient actually is."
How it works
Three steps, one phone call
- 01
Call
Call (870) 635-2491 and describe the patient's situation — where they live, what they're managing, and what's made getting to appointments difficult.
- 02
Confirm and schedule
We confirm the address is inside the service area, review whether the patient qualifies for in-home care, and set a visit time that fits the household.
- 03
Care at home
The visit happens in the home. We leave you with a clear plan, and follow-up visits are scheduled from there.
Who this is for
You're likely a good fit if…
- Patients who have just come home from a hospital or rehab stay and need follow-up before things slip
- Older adults whose mobility makes a clinic visit genuinely difficult or unsafe
- Patients managing chronic conditions that need consistent monitoring, not once-a-year attention
- Families caring for a parent without reliable transportation or a free weekday
- Patients who become confused, exhausted, or agitated in clinic and waiting-room settings
- Caregivers who want a clinician to see the actual home setup and adjust the plan around it
Proof
What patients and families are saying
"She does what she's supposed to do and is on time. She's a very nice doctor. Love her"
Elvis W • June 06, 2026
"Since I am not able to leave my home it's so nice to have Dr. McDaniel looking after me."
Mary H • June 04, 2026
Questions
Before you call
Request a visit
Tell us a little about the patient.
Fill out the short form below and we will call you to discuss whether in-home care is the right fit. Required fields are marked with an asterisk.
Request an appointment
If getting out of the house is the problem, start with a phone call.
Tell us where the patient lives and what they're managing. If home-bound primary care is the right fit, we'll schedule a visit. If it isn't, we'll say so.