A New York-based grassroots effort launched to help nursing homes and their residents cope during the coronavirus pandemic has been able to send gifts to nearly 60 facilities nationwide with the help of strangers.
Founder Meghan Regan launched the Tulip Project in April in Albany with hopes of providing cheer and encouragement to residents of local nursing homes and assisted living facilities after visitor restrictions were implemented in response to the COVID-19 public health crisis.
Regan reached out to the community and asked people to create cards, crafts and pictures, and write letters for long-term care residents “with the goal of bringing a smile to their faces and joy into their hearts,” she said.
“Love, generosity and charity will continue to bloom and grow as we navigate through these trying times together,” Regan wrote when the project first launched. “Our hope is to start with one nursing home and expand our reach to many others in the area.”
Since April, the group has helped 56 nursing homes and more than 2,500 residents nationwide.
The project has since turned its sights to the year-end holiday season. It’s hoping to “shower” several local facilities with h
From the December 2020 Issue of McKnight's Long-Term Care News
