The Holiday Project Meeting Location Goal: To brighten up the holiday by passing out handmade cards and visiting with the residents and rehab patients. Grace Care Center of Cypress 9602 Huffmeister Rd Houston, Texas Contact Person: Donna Martin Upon arrival: Meet in Lobby at Grace Care Center of Cypress

The Holiday Project Procedures  At Grace Care Center of Cypress, the central meeting location, the volunteers will divide off into teams, each team visits one facility. (For liability reasons we can't encourage persons who don't know each other to ride together, so each person is responsible for their own transportation, both to the meeting place and the facility they will be visiting.)  The volunteers will be provided with maps to their respective destinations and cards to pass out to the residents.

The Holiday Project Procedures  Time spent at the facilities will vary, but generally the visits last from about 1 to 2 hours, depending on the size of the facility.  Sometimes the staff on duty want us to visit in a communal area of the facility such as a recreation room or dining hall. Other times we are invited to do both a communal visit and then break into small clusters to visit room- to-room for those persons who don't get out of their rooms.

The Holiday Project Visiting 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.

The Holiday Project Policies  6. 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.

The Holiday Project Policies  7. 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.  8. It is not required but volunteers can make handmade cards to pass out during the visit.

The Holiday Project Policies  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 Donna Martin at:

Participant Notes  Please ensure all members of your group are in good health for the visit. Thank you for spending a few hours of your Saturday with our residents!!