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Aging with Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Aging with IDD Website 
Open PDF file, 204.63 KB,  Screening Tool for Alzheimers (English, PDF 204.63 KB)
Open DOCX file, 29.26 KB,  Dr. Shedlack Referral for Consult Form (English, DOCX 29.26 KB)
Open DOCX file, 67.96 KB,  DDS Aging Clinic Intake Form (English, DOCX 67.96 KB)

Guidelines for Observable Signs & Symptoms of Illness

Open DOC file, 58 KB,  Health Observation Guidelines (English, DOC 58 KB)
Open DOC file, 55 KB,  Abdominal Pain (English, DOC 55 KB)
Open RTF file, 58.47 KB,  Apnea (English, RTF 58.47 KB)
Open DOC file, 60.5 KB,  Allergies (English, DOC 60.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 26.42 KB,  Antibiotic Resistance (English, PDF 26.42 KB)
Open DOC file, 59.5 KB,  Bowel Obstruction (English, DOC 59.5 KB)
Open RTF file, 96.94 KB,  Clostridium Difficile (English, RTF 96.94 KB)
Open DOC file, 56 KB,  Constipation (English, DOC 56 KB)
Open DOC file, 52 KB,  Dehydration (English, DOC 52 KB)
Open DOC file, 50 KB,  Diarrhea (English, DOC 50 KB)
Open DOC file, 46.5 KB,  Dysphagia and Aspiration (English, DOC 46.5 KB)
Open DOC file, 51.5 KB,  Falls (English, DOC 51.5 KB)
Open DOC file, 53 KB,  Just Not Right (English, DOC 53 KB)
Open RTF file, 95.36 KB,  Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) (English, RTF 95.36 KB)
Open DOC file, 65.5 KB,  Osteoporosis (English, DOC 65.5 KB)
Open RTF file, 53 KB,  Pica (English, RTF 53 KB)
Open PDF file, 46.68 KB,  Pressure Ulcers (English, PDF 46.68 KB)
Open DOC file, 56 KB,  Seizures (English, DOC 56 KB)
Open DOC file, 55.5 KB,  Sepsis (English, DOC 55.5 KB)
Open RTF file, 51 KB,  Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (English, RTF 51 KB)

Quality Preventative Health Care for Adults with IDD

Open PDF file, 70.98 KB,  Annual Health Screening Checklist (English, PDF 70.98 KB)
Open PDF file, 60.64 KB,  DDS Adult Screening Recommendations (English, PDF 60.64 KB)
Open PDF file, 125.44 KB,  Health Screening Brochure (English, PDF 125.44 KB)
Open PDF file, 15.81 KB,  Integration with the Individual Service Plan (English, PDF 15.81 KB)

Risk Management

Open RTF file, 1.75 MB,  Risk Management Policy and Procedures Manual 2012 (English, RTF 1.75 MB)
Open RTF file, 285.16 KB,  Bed Bugs (English, RTF 285.16 KB)
Open DOC file, 358 KB,  Bed Rail Entrapment (English, DOC 358 KB)
Open RTF file, 71.81 KB,  Case Status (English, RTF 71.81 KB)
Open PDF file, 2.68 MB,  Choking Alert (English, PDF 2.68 MB)
Open RTF file, 48 KB,  CPAP Protocol (English, RTF 48 KB)
Open RTF file, 70.61 KB,  Domestic Violence Protocol (English, RTF 70.61 KB)
Open RTF file, 116.75 KB,  Fire Safety (English, RTF 116.75 KB)
Open RTF file, 45 KB,  Head Hitting Protocol (English, RTF 45 KB)
Open RTF file, 53.62 KB,  Hoarding (English, RTF 53.62 KB)
Open PDF file, 177.07 KB,  Missing Person Protocol 2019 (English, PDF 177.07 KB)
Open RTF file, 47.87 KB,  No Response to Efforts to Contact (English, RTF 47.87 KB)
Open PDF file, 10.78 KB,  PICA Management Plan Guidelines (English, PDF 10.78 KB)
Open RTF file, 53.57 KB,  Substance Abuse Protocol (English, RTF 53.57 KB)
Open RTF file, 47 KB,  Treadmill Safety (English, RTF 47 KB)
Open RTF file, 58 KB,  Water Safety (English, RTF 58 KB)

CPAP/BiPAP Use

Open DOC file, 37 KB,  BiPAP SP device cleaning (English, DOC 37 KB)
Open DOCX file, 15.05 KB,  Blank CPAP Supply replacement schedule (English, DOCX 15.05 KB)
Open DOC file, 37 KB,  CPAP SP device cleaning (English, DOC 37 KB)
Open DOCX file, 15.31 KB,  CPAP Supply replacement schedule (English, DOCX 15.31 KB)
Open DOCX file, 27.57 KB,  Guidance on management of Diagnosis of Sleep Apnea (English, DOCX 27.57 KB)
Open DOCX file, 420.86 KB,  L38 Interpretation recommendations (English, DOCX 420.86 KB)
Open DOCX file, 16.58 KB,  Sample Individualized Health Care Protocol for Management of Sleep Apnea (English, DOCX 16.58 KB)
Open DOC file, 31.5 KB,  Supportive Protective device (English, DOC 31.5 KB)

Living Well

Living Well Articles and Information Sheets 

Living Well is a page that contains articles from the former DDS Living Well publication. These simple articles are meant to inform and remind families and staff of common health and safety concerns related to seasonal and common health and safety issues .

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