Provider Discussion Board: Topics Surrounding COVID-19
All responses submitted to these discussion boards are anonymous and are for the purpose of sharing peer-to-peer resources and information on the ever-changing discussion topics surrounding COVID-19.
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Additional Supplies & PPE
What are some additional supplies, PPE, or other medicals supplies your agency is ordering? Submit Response View Responses If you are a rationing PPE, how are you determining what to use and when? Submit Response View Responses How is your agency obtaining PPE? Submit Response View Responses Quarantine
What steps are you taking to plan for a possible quarantine situation at your agency? Submit Response View Responses What steps are you taking to quarantine residents who have been tested positive or have shown signs? Submit Response View Responses Staff Refusal to Work
How are you addressing staff refusal work or inability to work due to COVID-19? Submit Response View Responses |
Residential Staffing Strategies
How are you transitioning or utilizing staff from program closures? Submit Response View Responses How are you minimizing traffic in/out of homes? Submit Response View Responses What additional pay or other incentives, if any, are you offering to work face-to-face? Submit Response View Responses Staff Screening
What steps is your agency taking to screen staff for signs and symptoms of COVID-19? Submit Response View Responses What are you doing once a staff shows signs of the virus? Submit Response View Responses New Staff
In what ways are you bringing in new staff in lieu of the current situation surrounding COVID-19? Submit Response View Responses |
FFCRA / CARES Act
How is your agency responding to the expanded paid sick leave and FMLA requirements of the FFCRA? Submit Response View Responses How is your agency responding to the Payroll Protection Program? Is this program applicable and helping? Submit Response View Responses CDS Providers Has your organization participated in: obtaining any small business loans, the PPP, EIDL, or any other new federal programs related to COVID-19? If so, how was your experience, application process, barriers, problems etc.; and what advice would you have for other providers who are looking into participating in one of these new programs? Submit Response View Responses What additional or other work opportunities are you providing to CDS staff within your agency? Submit Response View Responses Have you laid off staff due to the mandated CDS closure? Many providers are desperately seeking to fill residential direct care shifts, please leave a comment that includes your general service area and an agency contact if you have staff looking for work. Submit Response View Responses |
