Conducts needs assessments, develops coordinated service system, and contracts with local agencies for services to person 60 years and older in Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides and Winn Parishes. Provides information and assistance to seniors and their families. Also provides nursing home ombudsman services in the preceding seven parishes and Vernon Parish.

Programs Offered:
Every parish offers the following services under contract with this agency: 1. Information and Assistance; 2.Outreach; 3. Case Management for At-risk Seniors; 4. Transportation; 5. Chore Assistance or Homemaker; 6. Congregate Meals; 7. Home Delivered Meals; 8. Wellness Programs; 9. Recreation; 10. and Legal Assistance. Additional services such as telephone reassurance, respite or material aid are also available in some parishes.

Provider of elderly services and programs.
Programs Offered:
Homebound meals, Transportation, Chore Service, Outreach, Information and Referral, Case Management, Energy Assistance, RSVP Program, Title V Senior Aid Program and Senior Resource Centers

On Call Transportation Service

Friendship House Adult Day Services, Inc.
114 6th Street
473-9504

Hope Senior Citizens Center
213 Hope Street
487-9469

Programs Offered:
Monthly meetings offering education on health care. Annual Health Fair including blood profile screenings at no cost to membership. Exercise programs, including discounted rates at Health Central. Daily Blood Pressure and pulse monitoring by a staff R.N. We also provide assistance to members in Medicare or insurance filing and review. Group travel, social events and holiday gatherings. Bi-monthly national magazine and bi-monthly chapter newsletter listing information on local happenings and events.

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Programs Offered:
Falls Risk Reduction Prevention program (FRP) is a community-based comprehensive and collaborative health promotion effort. It provides community-based service to older adults in Rapides parish utilizing three (3) core components:

a) Screening - Fitness (functional) assessment, Fall risk assessment, Health History to determine individual Fall risk factors, and home environmental safety knowledge.
b) Intervention - Health seminars, Safety Kits, exercise (aerobic/non-aerobic, swimming, progressive resistance training/PRT), Environmental (in-home assessment) and referral for home modification and/or remediation safety needs.
c)Support - Follow-up (1-3, 6 and 12 months), peer social interactive activities - Stress Management. Foot care parties, etc.

A Registered nurse will provide initial health assessments, routine exercise/health monitoring and health education seminar. A certified retired physical education instructor will conduct and monitor exercise classes targeting older adults to improve strength, flexibility, balance, lower extremity strength, and range of motion. A LPN ;will provide in-home assessments, safety education, and follow-up contact. Upon completion of the home safety asssessment, each participant will receive an evaluation of home fall hazards factors, a home safety kit, and a list of available resources for home modification/remediation safety needs.

FRP classes meet twice weekly for 1.5 hours. Each session is held for a 12 week period. Follow-up via telephone or home visit is provided at 1-3, 6 and 12 months to assist participants as needed. Participants are encouraged to contact referral sources (at participant expense) when home remediation is indicated. Prior to beginning exercise classes, participants are screened and instructed to obtain written permission from their physician.

For more information and registration contact:
Mrs. Daisy Dempsey, Executive Director 443-5971

This project is funded by the Rapides Foundation and in-kind contributions from the City of Alexandria and area faith-based organizations.

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