Sheltering Arms Senior Services Adult Day Center Houston, TX

They have a lot of costume and musicals. In fact, today, they are having cowboys come to see the elders and stuff like that. They have parties and birthday parties, and they had a big Christmas get-together. They do coloring, sewing, painting, and gardening, and they have tea parties -- just different things. They have people come in with music for them. Sometimes, they have a Mexican Day, Mexican Food Day, an Italian Day, and stuff like that. It is a good center. Mom always comes out smiling. They make sure she is always dry when she comes out, they change her, and she is very comfortable. She knows all the people there, and she is happy. They are very attentive.

My great grandmother stayed at this home. It was conveniently located less than a mile from my (my mothers) home. I visited alot and had a large window of time to visit. The county would refer alot of juvenile offenders to volunteer there (children who were found guilty of truancy from middle school, mostly) so there was always something interesting going on during the weekdays during the regular visiting hours for the folks who didn't have regular visitors. The facilities are extremely clean and artsy, mosaics and fountains and well groomed flower gardens. The staff was pleasant, and my Grammas only consistent complaint was that she was in a home instead of AT home (and of course, complaints about other residents who were less than savory.) The volunteers were there 3 days per week, and were only there for social purposes, they would do presentations, do crafts, or (mostly) just socialize. It was hard having my gramma live outside of the house, as far as her feelings on the matter went, but she required more care than we could manage at home. Overall, the place felt good and nobody talked about being exposed to the sorts of horrors that I hear about going on in homes.