GH Leadership: Daily Call 4/9/2020

GH CAN Leadership – Daily Check – In

April 9, 2020 at 12PM-12:30PM via Zoom

1.      Welcome

2.      Agency Updates around COVID – 19

a.      Agency Concerns around Staffing

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b.     Agency Concerns around clients – anyone in isolation?

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c.      Other critical concerns or update from agencies

                                                    i.     How many chances if clients do not show up at the hotel?

1.      Up to the agency to decide

2.      If gone for 48 hours = discharge? Most shelters are following this policy

3.      If a client is hospitalized – can bed be held at hotel?      

a.      If more than a week – open bed

b.     Case by case

d.     Client specific case conferencing as necessary for hotel clients.

                                                    i.     SPI – client in isolation at Best Western, need a hard copy from doctor to be tested at St. Francis, temperature is normal, not severe symptoms at the time

e.      Client Prescriptions

                                                    i.     Most prescriptions are being mailed into shelter than transferring it to hotels for clients

f.       Marks team is performing inductions if needed – can be done at lobby

                                                    i.     To find out if notarized letters can be accepted

g.      To receive updated protocols from Liany around discharges from hospitals – working on medical transportation

                                                    i.     1 client age 41 with health concerns – can this client be placed in an opening at the hotel?

                                                   ii.     1 client not previously homeless but waiting for discharge

                                                 iii.     Process- call 211, diversion call, then added to a list to determine priority/opening

h.     DOH will be lenant with prioritization

                                                    i.     Youth, elderly, pregnant women, individuals, family?

                                                   ii.     Family member 65 or older

                                                 iii.     Unsheltered vs those coming out of hospitals or institutions? – if confirmed literally homeless and unsheltered they can be prioritized

1.      Need history of literally homelessness

                                                 iv.     If additional space is identified – temporary staff use? Yes can use temporary staff to monitor.

1.      Temp staff for case management?

2.      Supervision for stayers in hotel

3.      Hard to provide case management because of constant monitoring, and meal distribution

4.      Using 3^rd floor – needs to be further discussed

i.       Should this meeting be daily? Twice a week?

                                                    i.     Mondays and Fridays – 30 minutes