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​Thank you Solutions Managment for helping Santa's elves bring Christmas joy to those that couldn't go home due to Covid-19.
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July 17, 2020
 
Dear Family Members and Caregivers,
 
EEDA is planning for a re-opening of Day Habilitation and family home visitation beginning Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020. Please be advised of the specific details:
 
Day Habilitation:
  • Individuals living in EEDA’s residences will not currently attend a Day Program outside of the residence (whether it’s through EEDA or another agency). EEDA will continue to provide Day Habiltation programming in the IRA, including planned safe outings.
  • A small group of fifteen community members will attend two Day Hab locations. This location may not be your family member’s regular Day Hab location, but we will ensure that staff members are familiar with your loved one.
  • Those who indicated on the Day Hab survey that your loved one is ready to return to program will receive a phone call or letter informing you of the schedule. EEDA has not scheduled everyone to return at once.
  • Many of you have opted out of returning to Day Hab at this time, which we totally understand. Please maintain communication with us and let us know if this changes.
  • For record keeping purposes we will have to complete a health screening form that records data related to COVID-19. This will be a daily occurrence.
  • Your loved one’s temperature will be taken prior to being admitted to the van. If a person’s temperature registers over 100.0 degrees, your loved one will not be admitted to the van and you will need to speak with Day Hab management regarding the next step.
  • Day Hab hours may vary and community activities will be limited. Day Hab staff will keep you informed. 
  • We will assess the Day Hab Program every two weeks and schedule accordingly.  
  • EEDA has made Virtual Day Hab available during the week and Virtual Socialization is now available on weeknights and Saturdays. These services are available to everyone and we encourage your loved one to participate. For more information, please click this link.
  • You can find EEDA’s Day Hab Policy here and EEDA’s Day Hab Form here.
 
Family Home Visitation:
EEDA is planning to resume family home visitation for individuals living in our IRAs beginning July 22, 2020. We understand how hard this has been for you and your loved one and we want to ensure satisfaction, safety, and success. We ask family members cooperation with the following:


  • Family members will need to make an appointment with residential management staff to plan visitation and adhere to the regulations in our Family Home Visitation Policy.
  • Family members must agree to have their own temperature taken and complete a health screening questionnaire prior to leaving the IRA with their loved one.
  • Family members will have to agree to fill out a family home visitation form, which can be found here.
  • These forms require personal information regarding visitors and community outings during the home visit. Please be assured that we are not trying to pry into your private business, but during the pandemic it is paramount that we all work within the strictest guidelines to protect our residential participants. Equally important, we need to keep our staff members safe.
 
I encourage you to remain flexible and patient while we proceed with re-opening plans for Day Habilitation and family home visitation. Please keep in mind that our guidance comes from the Department of Health and the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. We have never experienced a pandemic before and have learned there is a lot of information that needs to be coordinated, processed, and implemented. The only thing that has remained steady is the strength and action of our EEDA staff. They exhibit daily the EEDA values of professionalism, compassion, good humor, pride, respect, and creativity. We are so fortunate to have each and every one of them.
 
We look forward to working with you and your loved ones each step along the way.  
 
 
Sincerely Yours,
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Lisa Meyer Fertal
Chief Executive Officer

​COVID-19 NY TRAVEL ADVISORY
 
Travel back to New York state from almost all states requires a 14 day quarantine. As an alternative to the 14 day quarantine:
 
  • You have the option to obtain a negative COVID-19 test result within 72 hours (three days) prior to your arrival back in New York.
  • Quarantine for a minimum of three days upon arrival in New York, as per DOH guidelines.
  • On day four, obtain a second negative COVID-19 test result, allowing you to exit the quarantine.
 
Travelers leaving New York for less than 24 hours don’t need to obtain a negative COVID-19 test prior to coming back to New York and you do not need to quarantine, but they must:
 
  • Fill out a traveler questionnaire.
  • Obtain a negative COVID-19 test result on the fourth day after arriving back in New York.
 
New York State Traveler Health Form
 
You must provide ALL documentation to Human Resources in order to be cleared to come back to work.
 

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers,
 
I hope this letter finds you well. The Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) mandated that all providers in New York State close their Day Habilitation Programs on March 18, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. East End Disability Associates realizes this has not been an easy time for anyone. 
 
While we would love to open our day programs soon, carefully of course, programs remain closed according to OPWDD’s guidelines. However, EEDA anticipates that day programs will be reopening sometime in the future and that programming will be much different than what we are all used to. In order to prepare for the reopening of day programs we feel it is important to start planning early.
 
To design day programming that best suits the needs of our families, we would like to get some input from all of you and hear your questions and concerns regarding your loved one returning to the Day Habilitation Program. While we await guidance from OPWDD and the Department of Health (DOH), we have created the attached survey to help us gather information to formulate the best possible plan for re-opening. The information you provide us with will help us create the safest environment for your loved one. Thank you for taking the time to participate in this important survey. Please click the button below to begin taking the survey.
Click here to take eeda's day habilitation survey
​Lisa Kennedy,
East End Disability Associates
Associate Director of Day Services

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COVID-19 Resources and Links
  • New York State Governor's Executive Orders
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • United States Department of Health and Human Services
  • ​New York State Department of Health
  • Suffolk County Department of Health
  • Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone
  • ​CDC on Homemade Cloth Face Coverings
  • Handwashing at Home, at Play, and Out and About
  • COVID-19 101: Info for Direct Support Professionals 
  • Stop the Spread of Germs 
  • COVID-19 Staff Education
  • COVID-19 Resources and Resiliency Tools
  • Office for People With Developmental Disabilities COVID-19 Guidance Documents
  • Office for People With Developmental Disabilities Resource to Protect Yourself and Your Family from COVID-19
  • COVID-19 in Plain Language
  • Unsung Heroes Continue to Staff EEDA in the Face of COVID-19


EEDA Policies & Procedures
  • EEDA Infection Control Plan
  • EEDA Emergency Preparedness Plan for COVID-19 
  • Interim Guidance for Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in New York State Following Out of State Travel
  • Health Advisory: Revised Protocols for Personnel in Clinical and Direct Care Settings to Return to Work Following COVID-19 Exposure or Infection
  • ​EEDA Family Visitation Protocols 06-19-2020
  • Daily Temperature Readings Form
  • Post-Fever COVID-19 Physical Signs/Symptoms Checklist
  • Guidance Regarding Visitors to Residential and Nonresidential Facilities Certified or Operated by the NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
  • Updated Interim Guidance: Protocol for COVID-19 Testing Applicable to All Health Care Providers and Local Health Departments
  • Guidelines for Home Visits for Individuals Residing in OPWDD Certified Residential Facilities
  • Health Screening and Home Visit Agreement for Family Members
  • Guidelines for Reopening of Day Habilitation Programs
  • Health Screening for Individuals Participating in Day Habilitation Programs
  • Safety Plan for COVID-19 Certified Day Program Reopening
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EEDA Letters 
  • EEDA Day Habilitation and Family Home Visitation Reopening Letter
  • EEDA Family Visitation Letter June 19, 2020
  • Letter to All EEDA Staff March 2020
  • Letter to All EEDA Families and Individuals March 2020​
  • EEDA Closure Notice through March 18th, 2020
  • EEDA Closure Extended through April 15th, 2020
  • EEDA Closure Extended through April 29th, 2020​
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East End Disability Associates, Inc.
​107 Roanoke Avenue
​Riverhead, NY 11901

(631) 369-7345
info@eed-a.org