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Aging with Intellectual and Developmental Disability

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

Guidelines for Observable Signs & Symptoms of Illness

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

Quality Preventative Health Care for Adults with IDD

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

Risk Management

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

CPAP/BiPAP Use

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