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ACL: Rapid Assessment of the No Wrong Door System
ACL created the Rapid Assessment tool and Companion Guide at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to serve as a checklist to help NWD Systems assess their operations and adapt to meet new needs arising…
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ACL: How ACL’s Disability and Aging Networks Can Help People with Long COVID
Description: Finding the resources and supports you need can be overwhelming, but the Administration for Community Living’s programs, and the disability and aging networks that provide them,…
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Iowa: Assistive Technology for Social Isolation
Description: Iowa used ADRC CARES Act funding to partner with Easterseals Iowa Assistive Technology (AT) Program (state AT program) to address social isolation.…
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Wyoming: Tech2Connect Initiative to Combat Social Isolation
Description: The attached flyer highlights Wyoming’s “Tech2Connect” partnership among the Wyoming Assistive Technology Resources (state AT program); the Wyoming Department of Health;…
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Virginia: Virginia Assistive Technology System (VATs) Guidebooks and Resources
Description: The Virginia Assistive Technology System (VATS) is the name of the state’s Assistive Technology Act program. The goal of VATS is to increase access to and acquisition of assistive…
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Nevada: Nevada Ensures Support Together (NEST) Collaborative
Description: The NEST (Nevada Ensures Support Together) Collaborative is an initiative of the Nevada COVID-19 Aging Network (Nevada CAN), a statewide, inter-organizational collaboration of many…
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Nevada: COVID-19 Aging Network (CAN) Rapid Response Plan
Description: The Nevada aging network developed a COVID Rapid Response Plan to mobilize its statewide network of aging service providers, along with the state’s universities, volunteers,…
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ACL: State Strategies for Supporting Caregivers
Description: ACL has developed the attached one-pager highlighting some of the innovative strategies states have continued or implemented to support caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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ACL: Five Practical Ways ADRC/NWD Systems Can Reach Out to Nursing Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Description: This document provides five ways ADRC/NWD Systems can reach out to and engage with nursing facilities in response to the situations the facilities are facing and how ADRCs can respond…
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ACL: Commit to Connect Campaign
Description: ACL has created the Commit to Connect campaign – a public-private partnership that is: building a nationwide network of champions to collaborate on solutions and help us reach more…
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ACL: Social Isolation Screening Resources for ADRCs/NWD Systems
Description: This document provides information on some of the tools ADRCs/NWD Systems are using to screen for social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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ACL: Social Connectedness Template for ADRC/NWD Systems
Description: ADRCs and NWD Systems may use this template on social connectedness to edit with their own state/local information for public dissemination.…
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ACL: Assistive Technology and ADRC/NWD Partnership Handout
Description: This handout provides types and everyday usage examples of assistive technology, links to assistive technology resources, and short descriptions of several state-specific responses to…
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ACL: Social Connectedness Handout
Description: This handout provides definitions for key terms (e.g, social connectedness), recommendations and resources on addressing social connectedness,…
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Virginia: COVID-19: Creative and Promising Social Connectedness Practices - April and May 2020
Description: These two sheets developed for the Virginia NWD System highlight best practices at the local level to address social isolation. Click here to access the resource: https://www.…
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ACL: COVID-19 Health Care One Page Profile and Passport
Description: This is an adapted version of the person-centered one page descriptions that are commonly used, designed for use by someone hospitalized for COVID-19.…
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Kansas: Community Tool Box Community Assessment - Section 24: Arranging Assessments That Span Jurisdictions
Description: Section 24 provides an overview on how to conduct community assessments that cross administrative and jurisdictional boundaries. Click here to access the resource: https://ctb.ku.…
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Maryland: Senior Call Check Program
Description: Call Check participants receive an automated phone call once a day, in an hour they pre-schedule. If they don't pick up the phone after three attempts, the service notifies a relative,…
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New Jersey: Monmouth County Department of Human Services: COVID-19 Pandemic Resource Guide
Description: This guide was developed to assist Monmouth County residents obtain information about resources during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Click here to access the resource: https://www.mcvsd.…
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ACL: Strategic Framework for Action State Opportunities to Integrate Services & Improve Outcomes for Older Adults & People w/ Disabilities
Description: ACL has developed a Strategic Framework for Action to support state efforts in addressing the needs of older adults and people with disabilities through program coordination and…
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UMASS: Community Life Engagement Toolkit
Description: This toolkit was developed to help service providers develop and improve high quality supports for community life engagement (CLE). Inside you will find guideposts for success,…
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Kansas: Community Tool Box Community Assessment - Section 1: Creating and Maintaining Coalitions and Partnerships
Description: This toolkit provides guidance for creating a partnership among different organizations to address a common goal. Click here to access the resource: https://ctb.ku.…
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ACL: Changes in HCBS Programs in Response to COVID-19
Description: In response to the COVID-19 emergency, states are receiving federal approval for modifying their Medicaid HCBS waivers in a variety of ways.…
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Wisconsin: COVID-19: Protecting yourself during a home visit
Description: This fact sheet is designed for patients who receive in-home visits from a care provider. It provides guidance and recommendations on how to protect themselves, their family members,…
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New Mexico: Tribal Response Plan
Description: This document provides state tribal leaders with some additional options in their planning and response to COVID. The plan provides strategies on quarantine,…
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