COVID Resources for Service Providers - Tri Counties Regional Center

CDC: What do Group Home Administrators and staff need to know about COVID-19?

The CDC published this helpful guide for residential homes during COVID-19 including: Communicate to staff and residents Plan for accommodations, modifications, and assistance for GH residents Follow guidance for Direct Service Providers (DSPs) Screen and advise...

Supported Employment During COVID-19: Resources for Virtual Employment Supports from The ARC

While the pandemic and social distancing rules have made providing supported employment services more difficult for chapters of The Arc and other disability services agencies, there are a few resources and tools that are available to our chapters that will help to...

Quarantining Individuals who are Exposed to COVID-19

Here is a good resource from The ARC with best practices for dealing with people who are exposed to COVID-19.

Archive of Nor Cal Newsletters and Resource Notes – Supporting All People During COVID-19

Here you will find an exceptional compilations of articles and resources for person centered practices, self care and disability rights and advocates. Nor Cal Newsletters- supporting all persons ( families, providers, anyone providing support) during this time of...

How to talk about COVID-19

How do you talk about COVID-19 to people with intellectual disabilities?By: Ben Drew, Open Future LearningCoronavirus is changing people’s lives dramatically. People can no longer take part in activities outside the house, meet with friends, go to work or clubs or...

Self Care for Direct Support Professionals

With the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, there is a constant barrage of information being shared. Things are changing almost hourly across the country. The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) is committed to sharing resources for Direct...

Person Centered Practices during COVID

As everyone has experienced, everything is fluid, with daily changes related to supportingpeople (with and without disabilities) to deal with COVID-19. Here are some thoughts fromScott and Lori Shepard, Avenues SLS:We recommend that you develop 1-page descriptions...

Information Booklet from Green Mountain Self-Advocates

Learn more in this booklet on COVID-19 from Green Mountain Self-Advocates. Ya está disponible en español.

Request for COVID-19 Supplemental Staffing Rate

CRC has developed the following instructions and budget tool to be utilized by residential providers in the event the need arises for a residential provider to make such a request. This request will be utilized to create a COVID-19 specific Supplemental Staffing rate...

DDS Training Resources

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) recently sent an April 16, 2020 directive with information on a new training resource section of their web site. The training resources are designed to support residential providers wishing to bring on day program direct...

Personal Protective Equipment

PPE "Burn Rate Calculator"If you operate a facility that uses personal protective equipment, you can figure out how quickly you go through it using this CDC "burn rate" calculator. How To Tutorials: Donning PPE...

DDS Directives on Requirements Waived Due to COVID-19

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS)Directive on Requirements Waived Due to COVID-19March 12, 2020April 15, 2020 The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) has issued an April 15, 2020 directive that includes updated information relative to COVID-19...