Mile High Connects, a transit advocacy group in the Denver metro area, has delivered 2,000 surgical masks and 240 face shields for the Regional Transportation District’s operators. Read more
Information from State Representative Leslie Herod’s Newsletter:
As of Monday, there were 10,878 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Colorado with 508 deaths. In Denver, there are 2,095 cases with 121 deaths. The case data shows that we are all at risk for contracting the virus, but our elders are being hospitalized and dying at higher rates than other age groups. It is critical that we stay home as much as possible to protect seniors from this disease.
Coloradans 70 and older make up just 18% of confirmed cases statewide, but account for 77% of deaths.
Senior care centers continue to experience some of the worst outbreaks in the state. Deaths among residents of nursing homes and senior care centers account for 63% of the 508 total coronavirus-related deaths in Colorado through Wednesday.
To help stop the spread among this vulnerable population, Governor Polis introduced a set of new measures to shield nursing homes and senior care centers from COVID-19.
By May 1, nursing homes and senior care centers are required to create and submit detailed plans on how they will isolate facility residents with COVID-19 symptoms. Governor Polis will deploy the Colorado National Guard to conduct testing at three of the largest nursing homes in the state. Other personnel will be available to help with testing in other facilities as needed.
The state will also provide 200 isolation beds, at St. Anthony’s North in Westminster, for sick seniors if space isn’t available where they currently live.
Caring for residents of senior care centers has been a difficult and dangerous task for workers at these facilities. They are also on the frontline and deserve our gratitude.
These steps are necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19 among older Coloradans, but they are just one part of the overall containment strategy. The most effective way to protect seniors in your community is to stay home and cover your face when you must leave.
Our most vulnerable are our most valuable. Let’s do our part to make sure our seniors don’t contract this deadly virus. We will get through this together.
DRMAC presented to a group of nurses, physicians, pharmacists and administrative people at the Westminster Medical group. The health care professionals were all super aware of the connection between transportation and good health. As each person did a self-introduction, they shared an example of how transportation had affected one of their patients – for good or for bad. One of the staff had previous experience with AccessARide as her parents had registered and used it. Most of the rest of the group had little current knowledge of the variety of options that could be available to their clients, and stated that they often felt that their patients were not getting enough care due to lack of transportation. We looked at the COVID19 spreadsheet on the DRMAC website, we reviewed SRC’s transportation service, DRCOG’s voucher program, and UNITED Way 211’s offerings, among others. We talked about how DRMAC does what we do, and why, and answered some questions. I believe that the Westminster Medical group will be better able to help their clients with their new-found transit awareness.
DENVER (KDVR) – A Denver-based veterans charity is Serving Those Who Serve. They’re sending grocery gift cards to veterans who are in financial need because of the coronavirus outbreak, and they need your help. Read more
There are visible and invisible disabilities, ones you can see and ones such as mental health issues that you can’t. However, there is a difference between a disability and an impairment. A disability constitutes something that hinders your ability to do an everyday activity, while an impairment is something that can be mitigated by treatment to not hinder as badly.
There are three types of animals in the ADA world: service animals, emotional support animals, and therapy animals. Service animals are the only ones permitted by law to go anywhere humans can go. Service animals are trained to perform a task that directly addresses a person’s disability.
It is not legal to ask for written proof that an animal is a service animal, but there are two questions that are allowed: Is this animal required for treatment of a disability? What service is it trained to perform?
Emotional support animals are not recognized under ADA law, but they are protected under air travel and fair housing laws. Therapy animals are used in professional settings to provide mental health benefits.
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