CWI is providing some helpful resources regarding COVID-19 provided by the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), Department of Health and other agencies to support the individuals we serve, their families and CWI employees. There are also updates from the agency’s President/CEO regarding COVID-19’s impact on CWI procedures/guidelines, staff and individuals served. To access these documents, click on the link(s) below to review your selection(s):
CWI COVID UPDATES:
Recent CDC guidelines for eligibility for Booster Vaccines COVID-19 Booster Shot_2021_10_27_Memo
CDC Recommended Guidelines for COVID Vaccine Boosters as of 10/27/21: CDCVaccine Guidelines
COVID-19 Safety Standards Update_2021_08_31_Facebook
Webinars and resources regarding COVID-19 Vaccinations from the NYDOH, NADSP and CDC:
Are you ready to get back to the people and activities you love? Your vaccination brings us one day closer to controlling the pandemic. Find your COVID-19 vaccination site:
Information for Healthcare Providers and General Public regarding COVID-19 Vaccines:
- Update: Still waiting to get your shot? Listen to the doctors. Warren County Health Services brought together local doctors and nurses to talk about the need for vaccination. Find what they had to say here: https://public.warrencountyny.gov/gis/covid/vaxrelease.pdf.
- Update: Covid-19VaccinesforPeoplewithDisabilitiesatHome
- NYAllianceCovidUpdate#95
- CoronaVirusUpdateLetterfromCEO1-6-21
- Vaccine Fact Sheet OMH final
- 1.5.2021-prioritization-memo-to-opwdd-certified-providers_week-4
- Fact Sheet_Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.
- Fact Sheet_Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
- Facts_CDC_8 Things to Know about the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program
- Facts_CDC_COVID-19 Vaccines
- FAQ_Vaccination_Albany Med
Guidance Documents/Videos for Service Recipients and their Families:
- Community Helpers Midtown Pathways Day Hab Safety Plan
- Community Prevoc Safety Plan
- Everts Ave Day Hab Safety Plan
- Expressions Day Hab Safety Plan
- Generations Day Hab Safety Plan
- Glenwood Day Hab Safety Plan
- Life Unlimited Day Hab Safety Plan
- Park Club Day Hab Safety Plan
- Quaker Road Day Hab Safety Plan
- Schroon River Day Hab Safety Plan
- What You Should Know About COVID-19
- Your Right To Receive Hospital Care During COVID-19
- Your Right To Have a Support Person While Hospitalized During COVID-19
- Accessing Special Education During COVID-19
Links To Other Resources:
- Improve How Your Mask Protects You: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/effective-masks.html
- New York Alliance for Inclusion and Innovation Coronavirus Trusted Resources
- Disability Rights New York
- OPWDD
- CDC
- DOH
- Saratoga County Public Health
- Warren County Public Health
- Washington County Public Health
- Essex County Public Health
Notices to CWI Staff, Service Recipients and Their Families, and the Public:
- Reopening Update Letter from N. Granger 2-8-2021: Re-Opening Update Letter – Feb. 8 2021
- Reopening Update Letter from N. Granger 2-2-2021: NGrangerLtr2-1-21
- Get Your COVID-19 Vaccine information https://www.governor.ny.gov/news
- NY Alliance Calls for I/DD Sector Vaccination Prioritization and One Thousand Rallied Virtually to Save our Services NY Alliance Calls for I/DD Sector Vaccination Prioritzation
- COVID-19 Designated Cluster Mitigation_2020_10_30_Letter Home
- Letter from CWI regarding OPWDD’s Phase 4 reopening guidelines effective July 15, 2020 https://cwinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DRowellLetter.pdf.
- UPDATE: Effective July 15, 2020, the OPWDD Guidelines will allow reopening of Day and Pre-Vocational Services, residential community outings, as well as visits to and from Family’s homes. Please understand that the reopening of these CWI services will be a gradual process as the agency develops their own implementation protocols, policies, procedures and contingencies. We will keep you notified of our progress. For details and links to guidance information, read the recent Message from the OPWDD’s Commissioner Kastner: https://cwinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CommissionerLterOPDD.htm.
- Covid-19 letter 3.26.20
- CWI Suspends Visitation Due to COVID-19
- Letter to Community-Clinic-Employment_2020_04_21
- Letter to Families of Individuals Living in CWI Residences – SKM_554e20042010140
- Letter to staff – update on latest testing 4-27-20
- COVID-19 Personal Resources: Links to helpful resources including Medical Information and Services; Emotional Support and Information; and Community, Social, Government Services and Assistance.
Guidance Documents for CWI Employees:
- Families First Care Act – Required Poster
- DSP Protocols to Return to Work Page 1: https://cwinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/3.28.2020-direct-support-return-to-work-memo_opwdd-final_Page_1.jpg
- DSP Protocols to Return to Work Page 2: https://cwinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/3.28.2020-direct-support-return-to-work-memo_opwdd-final_Page_2.jpg
- Scenarios and Benefits Information: https://cwinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Scenarios-and-Benefit-Implications-Families-First-Act-for-COVID19-scaled.jpg
- Get Tested:
