Joyful Homes III sits on Vickijohn Drive in Houston, Texas, and offers care in a quiet neighborhood setting, licensed by the state with license #147423 and regulated by the Texas Department of Social Services with license ID 102048. This care home has a capacity for up to 7 or 15 residents, with small private, semi-private, and studio rooms, and accepts male residents who need extra help but want to live in a homelike space. The staff helps with daily needs such as bathing, dressing, and grooming, and offers 24-hour supervision, medication help, and meal preparation, including three home-cooked meals a day with options for special diets, diabetes care, and allergy concerns. Residents can move about with ease, as bathrooms have step-in showers and wheelchair access, and rooms are furnished, with telephones and emergency alert systems for safety.
The setting feels homey, with a clean, well-kept interior, a serene garden, a wooden patio for sitting outdoors, and walking paths for light exercise. Common areas, both inside and outside, give residents spaces to gather, relax, or take part in activities. Movie nights, music, tabletop games, art and wellness programs, and social events fill the schedule, and the staff sets up entertainment and supervised outings whenever possible, like trips for spiritual services or shopping. Healthcare services at Joyful Homes III cover a wide range, from assisted living and memory care to skilled nursing, ambulatory and high acuity care, hospice, diabetic support, non-ambulatory care, incontinence care, and help with transfers-sometimes with two staff members if needed.
Daily living gets easier with housecleaning, laundry, and transportation services included-residents have rides to appointments or errands, plus parking is available for those who drive. Special amenities include dedicated spaces for therapy, reading, fitness, socializing, and even beauty or barber visits, and staff can help with managing medicine and special health conditions like hypertension. Programs and care plans are personalized, aiming to help each person keep as much independence as possible, with nurses on staff and programs unique to Joyful Homes III in their approach. Families who need a break can arrange respite stays, and Joyful Homes III works with local healthcare providers for continued and coordinated care. The environment feels smaller and less crowded than big nursing homes, which means more attention to each resident, and the care team makes sure to focus on both comfort and safety.
