Post by michelleml on Apr 13, 2020 9:44:46 GMT -8
• Telehealth
o Smart phone
o Flip phones for everyone (Some agencies are providing phones for clients, you can also look into Assurance Wireless, and look to see if your state has grants to help clients get phones during this pandemic)
• Connect with food banks.
o In Thurston County Washington, they let one assigned person pick up food for several individuals at once. The agency just had Releases of information signed. Bags can then be made for clients and dropped off. They even let the contact
person borrow the van. Since there is often extra, the agency keeps a small food bank at one of their housing facilities and then lets clients get food while maintaining social distancing.
o In MA teams have gotten in touch with food banks and made food bags. Bags are delivered and left on the porch
• Remember natural supports can be involved as well, and any work you can do up front to invest in building relationships with natural supports will pay off during the pandemic
• Work with caregivers and caregiving agencies to makes sure that clients are getting food
• If client have access to the internet, assist and/or teach them how to order food online and have it delivered or, if they have a car, how to order food and pick it up
• If clients are seniors, get them enrolled In Meals on Wheels
• Check with local internet providers since some are providing free internet, such as Comcast, to help with isolation during the coronavirus. Even if a client doesn’t have a computer, they could have a router connected in their place of residence and then use Wi-Fi for their phone. There are a lot of free resources online at this time.
• Utilize social media, such as Facebook, to see if there are local resources that you can access for your clients. For example, in Olympia, WA, the Olympia Mutual Aid Collective page has been started and everyday there are people asking and providing help for various items. One organization even was delivering supplies to people in need.
o Smart phone
o Flip phones for everyone (Some agencies are providing phones for clients, you can also look into Assurance Wireless, and look to see if your state has grants to help clients get phones during this pandemic)
• Connect with food banks.
o In Thurston County Washington, they let one assigned person pick up food for several individuals at once. The agency just had Releases of information signed. Bags can then be made for clients and dropped off. They even let the contact
person borrow the van. Since there is often extra, the agency keeps a small food bank at one of their housing facilities and then lets clients get food while maintaining social distancing.
o In MA teams have gotten in touch with food banks and made food bags. Bags are delivered and left on the porch
• Remember natural supports can be involved as well, and any work you can do up front to invest in building relationships with natural supports will pay off during the pandemic
• Work with caregivers and caregiving agencies to makes sure that clients are getting food
• If client have access to the internet, assist and/or teach them how to order food online and have it delivered or, if they have a car, how to order food and pick it up
• If clients are seniors, get them enrolled In Meals on Wheels
• Check with local internet providers since some are providing free internet, such as Comcast, to help with isolation during the coronavirus. Even if a client doesn’t have a computer, they could have a router connected in their place of residence and then use Wi-Fi for their phone. There are a lot of free resources online at this time.
• Utilize social media, such as Facebook, to see if there are local resources that you can access for your clients. For example, in Olympia, WA, the Olympia Mutual Aid Collective page has been started and everyday there are people asking and providing help for various items. One organization even was delivering supplies to people in need.