Poydras Home

11/11/2025

Thais Clark and her Jazzsters are wowing our residents with her performance this morning.

11/04/2025

10/31/2025

Most creative pick for Poydras Home’s costume contest is the Louvre robbery. Happy Halloween!

10/23/2025

Tonight’s the night! Julien’s Jubilee begins at 6:00 pm featuring the Bucktown All-Stars.

10/19/2025

Poydras Home residents and their families are having a spooktacular time today at our Halloween themed trick or treat party. We appreciate our college-aged volunteers who make this annual event possible.

10/16/2025

CHEERS to Julien's Jubilee! Join us one week from tonight on Thursday, Oct. 23 and sip a Poydras Pear Cosmo specialty cocktail.

10/15/2025

Poydras Home thanks our generous event sponsors!

2025 Julien's Jubilee Diamond Sponsor
Ray and Patti Massett

2025 Julien's Jubilee Platinum Sponsors
Hancock Whitney Bank
Martha Anne Treen beloved mother of Tommy Taylor and Bobby Swayze

2025 Julien's Jubilee Silver Sponsors
Favorites Promos, Apparel & Signage
USI Insurance Services, LLC

2025 Julien's Jubilee Bronze Sponsors
Gail Asprodites
Bellwether Technology Corporation
CIS
Vaughn Downing
Conner Ellis and Family
Everon LLC
Executone Systems Co. of La.
Gaye Frederic
Frischhertz Electric Co., Inc.
Cameron Gamble in honor of Nancy Gamble
Susan and Jimmy Gundlach in honor of Anne S. Robinson and Johanna Weichert and in memory of Carl Downing and Nancy Kohlmeyer
Lesley Hardin
HUB International
Claire Jacobi
The Kolb Family
Janis Gissel Letourneau, MD
Becky and Tommy McGoey in memory of Pat and Joe Norton
Methodist Health System Foundation Inc.
Gwynne Moser
Mullin
Claire Porter
Elizabeth Ryan
W. Howard Thompson in memory of Phyllis H. Thompson
Trane
Michele Triche
Triton Healthcare, Inc.
Mike Turner in honor of Nancy P. Turner
Kristin Van Hook Moore
UKG

10/08/2025

Meet Poydras Home's Assistant Director of Nursing Octavia Fennidy, RN

Joy Cochran has been promoted to Vice President of Health Services, serving as our Director of Nursing and overseeing all clinical operations.

Welcome Octavia Fennidy, our new Assistant Director of Nursing. A New Orleans native, Octavia has been an RN for 41 years. Prior to joining Poydras Home, Octavia most recently served seniors as a Home Health nurse and previously was the Director of Nursing in another local community.

10/06/2025

Save the date to join us in three weeks for our annual fundraiser featuring entertainment by the Bucktown All-Stars!

09/30/2025

Today our elders are enjoying a Festive Fall Carnival with games of chance and prizes!

09/24/2025

Poydras Home Director of Memory Support & Day Program Elena Cambre shares the importance of Poydras Home's Caregiver Support Group resources. Poydras Home hosts virtual and in-person free-of-charge and open to the public support groups monthly for those caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's and dementia.

Join us virtually on Oct. 14 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Email tecambre@poydrashome.com or call 504-434-6316 to RSVP and receive the meeting link.

Join us in person in Poydras Home's Cultural Center on Oct. 21 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Email tecambre@poydrashome.com or call 504-434-6316 to RSVP.