The Holiday Project's Christmas Day Visit to Belmont Village West University

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Belmont Village West University
2929 W. Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77025
David Butz - Activity Manager

Arrival Time: 10:00 am

Christmas Day Contact Person: Activity Director - or available staff

Visit with Memory Care residents in "The Neighborhood" - 1st floor and other units as per instructed

Pass Out Christmas Cards and Sing Christmas Carols as a team
  
Upon arrival to front lobby The Holiday Project Volunteers will meet at the Concierge desk and person at desk will direct volunteers to the memory care unit or to the Manager on Duty Latoya Felder.

Visit as a team – (Large teams can be divided)
In the note section of this need sign up please add how many will be visiting.

The Holiday Project - Volunteer Visits... on or near holidays (Nursing Homes)....Bring the Spirit of a Holiday to Those Who Otherwise Might Not Have a Celebration! Make a Difference!! Brighten someone’s holiday and help them know they have not been forgotten.

Volunteers always share that they are blessed through their visits.

All ages are invited to visit but an adult must accompany children throughout the visit. Volunteers will visit as a team with the residents in community areas and room to room.

See detailed instructions below....
Visit Policies:
1. Remember that you are in a medical facility. Be aware and be careful.
2. Do not assist a resident in moving from or to a wheelchair. Ask an employee to help.
3. Do not feed or offer food to residents unless directed by an employee.
4. When entering a resident’s room, always knock and introduce yourself as a volunteer. Ask permission before entering.
5. Stay with the group as you move through the facility.
6. Do not go into isolation rooms, those rooms will be marked with a sign to see staff before entering. If you are passing out cards please give staff cards for residents in isolation rooms.
7. Because of HIPAA Privacy Rules most facilities require a signed photo release for pictures of/with residents. Therefore no pictures of resident's faces are allowed on The Holiday Project visits. The best way to take a picture is taking the back of the resident and the faces of the volunteers. The experience can still be documented in a picture without the resident's face.
8. It is not required but volunteers can make handmade Christmas cards to pass out during the visit.
9. Have Fun! Together we CAN make a difference and REMEMBER...
To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world!
10. Any questions email Donna Martin at: theholidayprojecthouston@yahoo.com

Participant Notes
Please ensure all members of your group are in good health as you visit on Christmas morning. Thank you for spending a few hours of your holiday with our residents!!
FYI for day of visit if anyone asks:(Donna Martin confirmed visit with Activity Manager: Dave Butz)