Pointe Coupee Homebound Health and Hospice



“FIVE WISHES” SEMINAR

Pointe Coupee Homebound Health Services and Pointe Coupee Hospice will host a “Five Wishes” seminar on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 from 10:00 am to 11:30am. Please call (225) 638-5717 to pre register. Light refreshments will be served. Participants will be given a free “Five Wishes” booklet and watch an information DVD on how to fill it out.The seminar will be facilitated by nurses, a social worker, hospice volunteer and chaplain.

“Five Wishes” is a living will comprised by “Aging with Dignity” that talks about your personal, emotional and spiritual needs as well as your medical wishes. It lets you choose the person you want to make health care decisions for you if you are not able to make them for yourself. Five Wishes lets you say exactly how you wish to be treated if you get seriously ill. It was written with the help of The American Bar Association’s Commission of Law and Aging, and the nation’s leading experts in end-of life care. It’s also easy to use. All you have to do is check a box, circle a direction or write a few sentences.

 

Pointe Coupee Homebound Health Services Receives Louisiana Home Health Capstone Quality Award

Pointe Coupee Homebound Health Services has received a 2010 Louisiana Home Health Capstone Quality Award presented by eQHealth Solutions, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Louisiana. With this award, Pointe Coupee Homebound Health Services has been recognized for improving the quality of health care given to their patients, and Pointe Coupee Homebound Health Services is one of 17 home health agencies in the state to receive the 2010 Louisiana Home Health Capstone Quality Award.

Previously titled the Louisiana Home Health Quality Awards (platinum, gold, silver and bronze levels), the Louisiana Home Health Capstone Quality Awards recognizes Louisiana home health agencies that have excelled at reducing avoidable acute care hospitalizations (ACH).

The enclosed 2010 Louisiana Home Health Capstone Quality Award Fact Sheet provides detailed information regarding this award, which was announced at the 2011 Louisiana Medicare Quality Summit hosted by eQHealth Solutions in Baton Rouge on April 29.

The clinical topics measured for the awards have been designated as national health care priorities by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Staff members from Pointe Coupee Homebound Health Services have been working with quality improvement specialists from eQHealth Solutions to use proven, evidence-based practices to improve care for their patients.

“As witnessed by the new health care reform law, and corresponding debate, we all recognize that making improvements to our health care system comes at a slow pass and our health care system remains broken. This is frustrating. Yet, as we all struggle to improve our state’s poor health statistics and poor health outcomes, progress is being made,” said Gary Curtis, CEO of eQHealth Solutions. “Health care providers in Louisiana have committed to reducing the rates of infections, pressure ulcers, surgical injuries, unnecessary hospital re-admissions and many other key measures of health care quality. At our annual Medicare Quality Summit, eQHealth is proud to recognize the providers and facilities that making health better for the people and communities they serve.”

“The staff of Pointe Coupee Homebound Health Services is dedicated to providing the very best in home health care and our efforts have been enhanced through our quality improvement partnerships with eQHealth Solutions. We are extremely proud to be a recipient of this distinguished award,” said Mary “Toddie” Grezaffi, RN, BSN, Pointe Coupee Homebound Health Services Administrator.

Pointe Coupee Homebound Health Services is a non-profit home health agency and has been in operation for the past 26 years. The agency services Pointe Coupee Parish as well as areas of Iberville, West Baton Rouge and Avoyelles Parishes. Pointe Coupee Homebound Health Services is located at 350 Hospital Road in New Roads, La. To contact Pointe Coupee Homebound Health Services for more information call (225) 638-5717. For more information about eQHealth Solutions’ Louisiana Home Health Quality Awards, please go to http://louisianaqio.eqhs.org.”

 

 

Pointe Coupee Diabetes Education and Nutrition Program

Diabetic clients may meet with a certified diabetes nurse educator and a licensed dietician for assistance in learning diabetes self management skills. The dietician also meets with other individuals who require assistance with other nutrition related problems. Call (225) 638-5718 for more information. Physicians Referral Required.
Learn More about the Diabetes and Nutrition program.

Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Awareness Grant of Pointe Coupee Parish

Our home health agency has received this grant for 12 consecutive years.
We are able to offer:

• Free mammograms with a physician order
• Assistance with maintenance medications for breast cancer survivors
• Free educational seminars in the community

Learn More about the the Susan G. Koman Awareness Grant

Pointe Coupee Health Services Foundation

Established in 2008 to assist residents in our parish with health issues and resource development. This foundation has four (4) funds established to that goal.

1. Pointe Coupee Hospice Fund Assists families with unmet needs and assist in staff development.
2. Pointe Coupee Homebound Health Fund
   Assists families with unmet needs and assist in staff development.
3. Dr. Robert Helm FundWill offer a stipend to college students in the health care field.
4. Janell Lacombe FundAssists persons with cancer with unmet needs related to medications, travel expenses and other medical expenses. Medical bills should be submitted to our office after registering with the foundation at
   (225) 638-5717.

Learn More about the Pointe Coupee Health Services Foundation.