covid-19 response
4/15/2020
For updated information from DDD including access to slideshows from weekly webinars, please click on the following link:
nj.gov/humanservices/coronavirus.html
For updated information from DDD including access to slideshows from weekly webinars, please click on the following link:
nj.gov/humanservices/coronavirus.html
Update 3/24/2020
An update to all staff,
I just want to send out an update to what protocol we are going to use if a client is experiencing signs/symptoms of COVID-19.
First of all because hospitals and urgent cares are flooded with patients right now, and because we want to limit exposure to COVID-19, I am asking that you DO NOT take them/yourself to urgent care, ER, or their doctor right away. If an individual (or yourself) is experiencing any of the following symptoms:
- runny nose
- sore throat
- cough
- fever
- Call their PCP for further directives. If you cannot get a hold of their PCP, you can either call NJPIES (New Jersey Poison Control Center) who have healthcare professionals that can give directives. Their number is 1-800-222-1222, or you can call 211, who also has people that will be able to give you directives.
*Difficulty breathing is another symptom. If a client is having difficulty breathing, we will continue to follow Danielle's Law and call 911. Danielle's Law still is and always remains effective.
Thank you all for understanding. As always, if you have any questions and/or concerns, please reach out to me. I hope you are all staying safe, and most importantly, healthy!!
Lisa Buck, RN
An update to all staff,
I just want to send out an update to what protocol we are going to use if a client is experiencing signs/symptoms of COVID-19.
First of all because hospitals and urgent cares are flooded with patients right now, and because we want to limit exposure to COVID-19, I am asking that you DO NOT take them/yourself to urgent care, ER, or their doctor right away. If an individual (or yourself) is experiencing any of the following symptoms:
- runny nose
- sore throat
- cough
- fever
- Call their PCP for further directives. If you cannot get a hold of their PCP, you can either call NJPIES (New Jersey Poison Control Center) who have healthcare professionals that can give directives. Their number is 1-800-222-1222, or you can call 211, who also has people that will be able to give you directives.
*Difficulty breathing is another symptom. If a client is having difficulty breathing, we will continue to follow Danielle's Law and call 911. Danielle's Law still is and always remains effective.
Thank you all for understanding. As always, if you have any questions and/or concerns, please reach out to me. I hope you are all staying safe, and most importantly, healthy!!
Lisa Buck, RN
As an employee of an essential service, we thank you in advance for your flexibility and dedication during this critical time. We will be updating our website as further information emerges from local, state and federal governments. With a rapidly changing atmosphere, we are working with all employees to find solutions to situations that would impact your regular work schedule, such as school closings, community center closings, etc. We ask that any employees who are able to provide extra coverage or hours notify their supervisors accordingly.
If you have been contacted by a public health authority and made aware that you or someone that you have had close, sustained contact with or have potentially been exposed to Coronavirus, do not return to work until you contact office coverage, your supervisor, or after hours on call for further direction. Likewise, if you are contacted while on the job by a public health authority and made aware that you have potentially been exposed, if there is adequate staffing please leave the site immediately and contact office coverage, your supervisor, or after hours on call for further direction. If you are not able to leave immediately please contact office coverage, your supervisor, or after hours on call for further direction.