SPECIAL NEEDS SHELTERS
LEVELS OF CARE
|
Condition |
Level By Shelter Type |
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American Red Cross (ARC) General Shelter |
Special Needs Shelter (SNS) |
Medical Management Facility (Hospital
or Nursing Home) |
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Alzheimer’s
Disease (ALZD) |
Early |
Progressive |
Advanced · Bedridden ·Unable to communicate ·Unable to eat ·Totally dependent |
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Ambulation
assistance (walker, cane, crutches) |
ü |
Combined
with other assistance may indicate eligibility |
|
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Ameliorating
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) (wheelchair) |
|
ü |
|
|
Aphasia
(difficulty communicating) |
|
ü |
|
|
Arthritis |
Self-ambulating |
Wheelchair
bound |
Bed
bound |
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Asthma |
ü |
|
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Bronchitis |
ü |
|
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|
Cardiac
abnormalities |
Stable |
Controlled
with medication |
Unstable,
having shortness of breath or Angina |
|
Cerebral
Palsy |
|
ü |
|
|
Cerebro
Vascular Accident (recent CVA) |
|
Wheelchair
bound |
Bedridden |
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Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
No
oxygen use |
Independent
or assisted function with oxygen use |
Oxygen
dependent - end stage |
|
Colostomy
(uncomplicated) |
ü |
|
|
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Comatose |
|
|
ü |
|
Contagious
disease or infection |
|
|
Varicella
(Chicken pox) Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, Measles or Mumps in adult |
|
Continuous
Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) |
|
|
Hospital
with dialysis unit |
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Cystic
Fibrosis |
Stable |
Requires
medication and assistance with ADL |
End
stage |
|
Dementia |
|
Requires
constant monitoring |
End
stage/bedridden |
|
Diabetes/Hyperglycemia |
Insulin
and diet controlled |
Requires
assistance with Insulin administration and monitoring |
|
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Eating
and swallowing disorders |
ü |
|
|
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Edema |
ü |
|
|
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Emphysema |
No
oxygen required |
Requires
oxygen |
Oxygen
dependent - end stage |
|
Foley
Catheter |
Stable |
Requires
monitoring |
|
|
Fractured
Bones |
ü |
Pin
care/dressing changes |
|
|
High
Blood Pressure / Hypertension |
ü Stable |
|
|
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Hip
Replacement |
>6
Months |
<6
Months |
|
|
Ileostomy |
ü |
|
|
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Knee
Replacements |
>6
Months |
<6
Months |
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Hi-tech
Medical Equipment |
|
G-tube,
uncomplicated IV or central venous infusion sites (with home health or
hospice attendant), healed tracheostomy site |
NG
tube, complicated IV or central venous catheters, new tracheostomy site |
|
Migraine
Headaches |
ü |
|
|
|
Multiple
Sclerosis |
Self-ambulating |
Wheelchair
bound |
Bed
bound |
|
Muscular
Dystrophy |
Self-ambulating |
Wheelchair
bound |
Bed
bound |
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Neuromuscular
Disorders |
Self-ambulating |
Wheelchair
bound |
Bed
bound |
|
Neurological
Deficit |
|
Requires
monitoring assistance with ADL |
Incoherent/total
care |
|
Osteoarthritis/Osteoporosis |
Self-ambulating |
Wheelchair
bound |
Bed
bound |
|
Parkinson’s
Disease |
|
Assistance
with ADL |
Advanced |
|
Psychosis |
Controlled |
Requires
attendant |
Uncontrolled |
|
Respirator/Ventilator
Dependent |
|
|
ü |
|
Seizures |
Controlled |
Medication
assistance required |
Uncontrolled |
|
Skin
Rashes |
Sores/Non-draining |
Open
sores, draining wounds, dressing changes |
|
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Sleep
Apnea |
Not-mechanically
dependent |
|
Mechanically
dependent |
|
Upper
Respiratory Infection |
ü |
Isolation |
|
|
Urinary
Tract Infection |
ü |
|
|
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Wheelchair
Transferable |
|
Wheelchair
bound with complicating conditions |
|
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Wounds |
Uncomplicated |
Open
draining wounds, dressing changes, complicated treatments |
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