Many treatments previously limited to the hospital are now being administered in the home setting. Evergreen Home Care’s objective is to bring quality care directly to the homes of our patients. Our agency provides a wide range of services from skilled nursing, aide services and physical therapy services.

Care and skills brought to you at your home may include:

Evergreen Home Care Nurse Amy Ellis and
home health client Mrs. "Zippy" Broughton

Cecelia Rankins, EHC Nurse,
and Mr. King, EHC client

2008 Health Fair Schedule

January 16, 2008 EMC Health & Wellness 9a-10a
January 17, 2008 Emerald Valley 10a

February 21, 2008 Lenox Community Ctr 10a

March 13, 2008 Castleberry Nutrition Ctr 11a
March 15, 2008 EMC Health & Wellness 9a-10a

April 17, 2008 Emerald Valley 10a

May 15, 2008 Lenox Community Ctr 10a
May 21, 2008 EMC Health & Wellness 9a-10a

June 19, 2008 Castleberry Nutrition Ctr 11a

July 17, 2008 Emerald Valley 10a
July 23, 2008 EMC Health & Wellness 9a-10a

August 21, 2008 Lenox Community Ctr 10a

September 18, 2008 Castleberry Nutrition Ctr 11a
September 24, 2008 EMC Health & Wellness 9a-10a

October 16, 2008 Emerald Valley 10a

November 13, 2008 Lenox Community Ctr 10a
November 26, 2008 EMC Health & Wellness 9a-10a

December 11, 2008 Castleberry Nutrition Ctr 11a

Any questions, please call Evergreen Home Care at 251.578.6800

Take advantage of these health care services available free of charge in your area:

• Blood Pressure Checks
• Pulse Rates
• Glucose Level (Blood Sugar) Checks

Any questions, please call Evergreen Home Care at 251.578.6800

STAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS Fourth Quarter 2006

Medicare Recertification Survey was done December 15th thru 18th showing our agency being in “substantial compliance” with the Conditions of Participation.

We had 3 stars for our Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation (AQAF) selected outcomes in December meaning our agency either met or exceeded the goals set by AQAF for our agency.

We showed improvement in 10 out of 10 outcomes on Medicare.gov from June 2006 to December 2006.

Evergreen Home Care was interviewed for the November issue of ‘Home Care Outcomes’ relating to our improvement in our Acute Care Hospitalization outcome.

Susan Harp, EHC Director, was appointed the President-Elect position for the Home Care Association of Alabama for 2007.

Evergreen Home Care is participating in the Home Health Quality Improvement National Campaign which is designed to allow agencies to network together as a national effort to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations.

Amy Ellis, RN, one of our nurses was awarded ‘Employee of the Month’ for December 2006.