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DDD Presentation DD Council

June 15, 2020

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Overall Approach to Reopening Services in the Community

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Align with State’s Reopening Guidelines

• Governor’s Proclamations
• County Guidelnes
• Public Health Framework

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DDD Framework

• Phased-in approach
• Assessment of risk
• Self-assessment- TQM
• Based on course of COVID-19

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Support Individual Transitions

• Readiness for participants and

families

• Things have changed; people

may be rethinking

• Listen/have conversations

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Current Status: Reopening Hawaii

• Defined as cases are on a downward

trend/manageable within the healthcare system

• In Phase 2, high-risk populations and kūpuna should

continue to stay at home when possible

• High-risk businesses and activities are scheduled to

resume in Phase 3: “Recovery”

• Even during Phase 3, high-risk populations and

kūpuna continue to stay at home when possible

• The reopening strategy includes the option to move

back

• 9th Proclamation on 6/10/2020

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Hawaii is in Phase 2

Public Health Framework for Reopening

• 3 principles:
• 1. Evaluation of environmental

conditions

• 2. Risk Stratification
• 3. Phased Approach
• Conditions
• Everyone follow Safe Practices
• Following higher levels of Safety

Precautions

• Individuals at higher risk must

continue to minimize time and contact

• utside the home

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Consider:

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Not everyone will come back to services at the same time- many variables in play Participants and families may be rethinking what they want Being knowledgeable about risk and tracking changing guidance is critical Things may change depending on community conditions Providers are responsible for implementing standards and safeguards to help protect participants’ health and safety

Balancing

• Comfort with returning
• Needs of families
• Level of Risk (underlying and spread)
• Staffing levels
• Plans including for infection control
• Transportation
• PPE availability and tolerance
• Social distancing and physical plant
• Phase in management: Working with CMs
• Overall program and participant/family readiness

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Case Managers Talking with Participants and Families: Person-Centered Transition Readiness Tool

• Are you able to do the things you liked doing before the stay at home order?

Life During Stay at Home

• Do you have a mask? Are you able to wear it when you go out?

PPE

• Are you interested in returning to community services?

Ready to Transition

• Do you have concerns? Are there things you are worried about

Mental Health

• Do you have underlying health conditions that need to be considered?

Physical Health

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DDD’s Guidance For Opening Day Services in the Community

• Self assessment approach to assist providers to

ensure

• Organization-wide systematic implementation,
• Support for participant needs and choice,
• The safety of participants, families, caregivers, and provider

staff, and

• Proper training for staff to support participants as they phase

back into services

Sections of Self Assessment Tool

• 1. Emergency Preparedness
• 2. Transportation
• 3. Preventing the Spread of Infection
• Screening, Social Distancing, Infection Control
• 4. Person-Centered Planning
• 5. Training and Support
• 6. Community Based Services
• Supports in the Community, Supports in the Participant’s Workplace

Teamwork

• Talk Story
• Support for participant needs and choice
• Plan and Prepare
• For the safety of participants, families, caregivers and provider staff
• Make it work
• Be flexible. Be informed. Work together

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