Support for Nursing Home Residents during COVID-19
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Since early March 2020, virtually all nursing homes in the state of Texas have been placed restrictions on residents including:

• Prohibiting visitors – most residents have not been able to see their family members in person for 7 weeks or more
• Prohibiting communal meals- residents eat all meals in their rooms
• Greatly truncated communal activities: Because of the above restrictions, activities including religious services, hairdressing and barber services, games, holiday celebrations, etc. have also been eliminated or kept to a minimum

​These restrictions, compounded by their fears and anxieties surrounding the virus itself, have left residents feeling lonely, isolated, abandoned, frightened and anxious.

How can I help?
Everyone loves getting mail! Send brief messages of support, tell them a little about yourself and your daily life (whatever you feel comfortable with). Share a poem or picture. Send postcards, letters, cards, kids’ drawings, a pressed flower or leaf.

These communications can be sent to the nursing home addressed to: “Female Resident” or “Male Resident” or “Any Resident” c/o Social Worker. You can Google nursing homes in your area, or choose from the representative list provided below. You can also try contacting the nursing home social worker to see if she or he will provide you with a first name or other details of a resident they feel would particularly benefit from this support.

For the return address, it is suggested that you put “Covenant Church Member, 4949 Caroline, Houston, TX 77004”

Area Nursing homes
Holly Hall Nursing Center
2000 Holly Hall Street
Houston, TX 77054

Sharpview Residence
7505 Bellerieve Drive
Houston, TX 7036

Treemont Nursing Center
2501 Westerland
Houston, TX 77063

Heights Home
1950 Heights Blvd
Houston, TX 77008

Jacinto City Nursing Center
​1405 Holland
Houston, TX 77029