Updated Thursday, September 18, 2008– 10:00 AM CST

As we assess damages from Hurricane Ike, we are working very closely with the individual city and state agencies as they make decisions on returning to the communities we evacuated. The following communities were given mandatory evacuations:

• Dowlen Oaks - Beaumont, Texas
• Summerville at Friendswood – Friendswood, Texas

These two communities have safely returned home. Please call the communities direct if you have any questions, and if you have a loved one you want to return to Dowlen Oaks or Summerville at Friendswood.

We are also currently experiencing Power Outages in the following communities:

• Sugarland Oaks – Sugarland, TX - For questions please contact the community directly
• Champion Oaks – Houston, TX - For questions please contact the community directly. If you experience issues with the phone line please call 713-301-7684

These two communities are currently running with generators as we continue direct communication with the utility companies and their work to restore power. For individual questions about those communities listed above, please try to contact them directly. For all other questions on communities around the storm areas that are not listed here, feel free to contact the community directly. If you have picked up your loved one, and would like to return them to their community, please contact the community.

If you are currently looking for a place for a loved one post either Hurricane Gustav or Ike, Emeritus has communities located outside of the hurricane area in both Texas, Louisiana and across the nation. To find a location, please click here.