Neighborhood Housing and Care Project (NHCP)

We have been keeping our residents and clients engaged with many activities and staffing changes. 

A longtime Nurse and an Occupational Therapist moved on, so we have been busy hiring. Our new Executive Director, Mary Rita, started this week.  She is ready to hit the ground running and we are so excited to have her onboard!  We also welcome to the NHCP team a new nurse, Debby. She comes to us with lots of experience and great ideas.  We are so lucky to have these two on our team.

Our clients and residents have been busy with many holidays over the past couple months.  From Valentine’s making to Easter Egg dyeing, there is no shortage of activities.  NHCP Occupational Therapist, Nicole, has started a seated yoga class.  She uses all your senses to practice yoga.  For example, in her first meeting, she brought in different essential oils for participants to smell, react and enjoy the positive attributes of each one.   

There have been many outings as well.  From a trip to the mountain to play in the final snow of the season to the art museum for the new Rodin exhibit to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry for the awesome Lego exhibit, our clients and residents have been busy seeing all the area offers. 

Because of donors, we can offer these outings to our clients and residents, creating the opportunity for them to being active and engaged in the community.  Thank you! 

Our clients and residents have been busy with holiday festivities and the New Year.  Many people ask us how long clients and residents will be with us or need us and it is always hard to know because it depends on the person and how willing they are to receive care and support. 

In our Neighborhood Housing Care Program, there are two successes out of many to share.  Over the holidays, one client rode Amtrak to California by herself! This was a 13-hour trip and she was able to successful navigate the travel herself. 

Our NHCP staff work with clients on many different skills, one skill they work on is setting goals and working toward achieving them.  One client set a goal for himself to start his end of life planning.  He started working on achieving this goal by beginning to write his own obituary. 

A success is a huge accomplishment and worth celebrating. And, we have been celebrating especially during this holiday season. Our halls have been filled with carols, sweets, and holiday cheer. 

We also took our clients and residence to the Andy Warhol exhibit at the Art Museum.  It was a great escape from being stuck inside because of snow and ice!