The Arc Southwest Indiana is closely monitoring a pandemic of the 2019 novel (new) coronavirus or COVID-19. As conditions continue to change, sometimes daily, we are committed to protecting our frontline Direct Support Professionals, as well as, all of the people we serve with intellectual / developmental disabilities. We will continue to follow CDC and Indiana State Board of Health regulations for our region.
COVID-19 Resources for People with Disabilities, Families and Service Providers
https://thearc.org/covid/
https://www.arcind.org/covid-19-information-and-resources/
The National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems announced the availability of a “Health Care Person-Centered Profile” to assist people with disabilities, older adults, and others to communicate their needs and preferences with hospital and other health care staff.
The tool has two pages: a Health Care Information sheet for capturing brief and vital information about the person’s health status and a Health Care Person-Centered Profile for describing who the person is, what is most important to the person, and how best to provide support—vital information that can help medical staff provide more tailored and person-centered care.
See the tool and instructions: https://ncapps.acl.gov/covid-19-resources.html
Here are a few helpful links from the Local and Federal Government
https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html