December 2021
December 21, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory XC
December 17, 2021: Health Advisory XC
December 10, 2021: Health Advisory LXXXIV
December 7, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXXXVIII
December 3, 2021: Health Advisory LXXXVIII
November 2021
November 23, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXXXVII
November 19, 2021: Health Advisory LXXXVII
November 17, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXXXVI
November 12, 2021: Health Advisory LXXXVI
November 5, 2021: Health Advisory LXXXV
November 2, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXXXIV
October 2021
October 29, 2021: Health Advisory LXXXIV
October 27, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXXXIII
October 22, 2021: Health Advisory LXXXIII
October 19, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXXXII
October 15, 2021: Health Advisory LXXXII
October 12, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXXXI
October 8, 2021: Health Advisory LXXXI
October 1, 2021: Health Advisory LXXX
September 2021
September 28, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXXIX
September 24, 2021: Health Advisory LXXIX
September 22, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXXVIII
September 17, 2021: Health Advisory LXXVIII
September 13, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXXVII
September 10, 2021: Health Advisory LXXVII
September 8, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXXVI
September 3, 2021: Health Advisory LXXVI
August 2021
August 31, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXXV
August 27, 2021: Health Advisory LXXV
August 24, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXXIV
August 20, 2021: Health Advisory LXXIV
August 16, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXXIII
August 13, 2021: Health Advisory LXXIII
August 9, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXXII
August 6, 2021: Health Advisory LXXII
August 3, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXXI
July 2021
July 30, 2021: Health Advisory LXXI
July 28, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXX
July 23, 2021: Health Advisory LXX
July 20, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXIX
July 16, 2021: Health Advisory LXIX
July 12, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXVIII
July 9, 2021: Health Advisory LXVIII
July 8, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXVII
July 2, 2021: Health Advisory LXVII
June 2021
June 30, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXVI
June 25, 2021: Health Advisory LXVI
June 23, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXV
June 18, 2021: Health Advisory LXV
June 16, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXIV
June 11, 2021: Health Advisory LXIV
June 9, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXIII
June 4, 2021: Health Advisory LXIII
June 7, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXII
May 2021
May 28, 2021: Health Advisory LXII
May 26, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LXI
May 21, 2021: Health Advisory LXI
May 18, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LX
May 14, 2021: Health Advisory LX
May 10, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LIX
May 7, 2021: Health Advisory LIX
May 5, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LVIII
April 2021
April 30, 2021: Health Advisory LVIII
April 28, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LVII
April 23, 2021: Health Advisory LVII
April 20, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LVI
April 16, 2021: Health Advisory LVI
April 14, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LV
April 9, 2021: Health Advisory LV
April 7, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LIV
April 2, 2021: Health Advisory LIV
March 2021
March 29, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LIII
March 26, 2021: Health Advisory LIII
March 23, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LII
March 19, 2021: Health Advisory LII
March 16, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory LI
March 12, 2021: Health Advisory LI
March 9, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory L
March 5, 2021: Health Advisory L
March 3, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory XLIX
February 2021
February 26, 2021: Health Advisory XLIX
February 23, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory XLVIII
February 19, 2021: Health Advisory XLVIII
February 17, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory XLVII
February 12, 2021: Health Advisory XLVII
February 10, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory XLVI
February 5, 2021: Health Advisory XLVI
February 3, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory XLV
January 2021
January 29, 2021: Health Advisory XLV
January 26, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory XLIV
January 22, 2021: Health Advisory XLIV
January 20, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory XLIII
January 15, 2021: Health Advisory XLIII
January 13, 2021: Spanish Language Health Advisory XLII
COVID-19 Test in Modesto, January 15, 2020
January 8, 2020: Health Advisory XLII
December 2020
December 21, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XLI
December 18, 2020: Health Advisory XLI
Table of CDC Recommendations & VMRC Community Responses
December 15, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XL
December 11, 2020: Health Advisory XL
December 9, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XXXIX
December 4, 2020: Health Advisory XXXIX
November 2020
DDS Weekly COVID-19 Charts November 24, 2020
November 25, 2020: Thanksgiving Health Advisory
November 23, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XXXVII
November 20, 2020: Health Advisory XXXVIII
November 16, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XXXVII
November 13, 2020: Health Advisory XXXVII
November 9, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XXXVI
November 6, 2020: Health Advisory XXXVI
November 3, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XXXV
October 2020
October 30, 2020: Health Advisory XXXV
October 28, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XXXIV
Quality Assurance Outreach to Public Health
October 23, 2020: Health Advisory XXXIV
October 20, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XXXIII
October 16, 2020: Health Advisory XXXIII
October 15, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XXXII
October 9, 2020: Health Advisory XXXII
October 6, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XXXI
October 2, 2020: Health Advisory XXXI
September 2020
September 29, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XXX
September 25, 2020: Health Advisory XXX
September 23, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XXIX
September 18, 2020: Health Advisory XXIX
September 14, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XXVIII
September 11, 2020: Health Advisory XXVIII
September 4, 2020: Health Advisory XXVII
September 1, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XXVI
August 2020
August 28, 2020: Health Advisory XXVI
August 25, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XXV
August 21, 2020: Health Advisory XXV
August 18, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XXIV
August 14, 2020: Health Advisory XXIV
August 12, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XXIII
August 7, 2020: Health Advisory XXIII
August 4, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XXII
July 2020
July 31, 2020: Health Advisory XXII
July 28, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XXI
July 24, 2020: Health Advisory XXI
July 22, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XX
July 17, 2020: Health Advisory XX
Summary of Waivers and Directives July 16, 2020
July 13, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XIX
July 10, 2020: Health Advisory XIX
July 6, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XVIII
July 2, 2020: Health Advisory XVIII
July 2, 2020: Daily Stats Report
June 2020
June 29, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XVII
June 26, 2020: Health Advisory XVII
June 22, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XVI
June 19, 2020: Health Advisory XVI
June 15, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XV
June 12, 2020: Health Advisory XV
June 10, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XIV
June 5, 2020: Health Advisory XIV
June 1, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XIII
May 2020
May 29, 2020: Health Advisory XIII
May 25, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XII
May 22, 2020: Health Advisory XII
May 19, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory XI
May 18, 2020: “COVID-19: Coping Strategies for the Autism Community”
- May 18, 2020: “COVID-19: Coping Strategies for the Autism Community FAQ
May 15, 2020: Health Advisory XI
May 12, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory X
May 9, 2020: Extension of Waivers
May 9, 2020: Health Advisory X
May 5, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory IX
May 1, 2020: Health Advisory IX
April 2020
April 27, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory VIII
April 24, 2020: Health Advisory VIII
April 20, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory VII
April 17, 2020: Health Advisory VII
April 13, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory VI.
April 10, 2020: Health Advisory VI
April 7, 2020: Spanish Language Health Advisory V
April 3 and 6, 2020: Presumptive Eligibility and the Technical Bulletin.
April 3, 2020: Health Advisory V
Quinto Consejo de Salud para la Comunidad: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
PowerPoint Presentation for the Early Start Targeted Public Forum
PowerPoint
PRESENTACIÓN monolingual Spanish Speaking Targeted Public Forum
April 2, 2020: Extension of the Deadlines for the Waivers etc.
DDS Expectations for Consumers out of the Hospital
Steps to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 if you are Sick
March 2020
March 30, 2020: Directive on Self-Directing Services
March 30, 2020: Guidance Relating to Non-Discrimination in Medical Treatment for Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)
Friday March 27, 2020: Health Advisory IV
Evening March 25, 2020: DDS released three new Directives to help our community respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The directives were:
DEPARTMENT DIRECTIVE 03-032520: ADMISSIONS TO AND DISCHARGES FROM FACILITIES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OR CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT DIRECTIVE 02-032520: REQUIREMENTS WAIVED DUE TO COVID-19
DEPARTMENT DIRECTIVE 01-032520: REPORTING INCIDENTS RELATED TO COVID-19 IN SANDIS
Morning March 25, 2020: We opened the order process for masks and Personal Protection Equipment but before we could even list it on this site we had more requests than we could fulfill. We’ll send out another alert if we get more from the Department of Developmental Services.
March 23, 2020: DDS published the following directives to help address the COVID-19 pandemic:
DEPARTMENT DIRECTIVE 02-032320: VISITS TO LICENSED RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
DEPARTMENT DIRECTIVE 01-032320: IMMEDIATE COVID-19 RISK MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR ARFPSHN AND ICF/DD-CN
March 20, 2020 – Our latest communication Health Advisory III. DDS published the following directives to help address the COVID-19 pandemic: (TRADUCCIÓN ESPAÑOLA)
DEPARTMENT DIRECTIVE ON PLACEMENTS IN LICENSED RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES LICENSED FACILITIES FINGERPRINT CLEARANCE AND EXEMPTION TRANSFERS
- March 19, 2020 (12:54 pm) – In order to fulfill the 115 vendor and family requests for the N95 Masks we’ve closed the order process. If you would like to reserve masks in the event some are not picked up or we get more contact Doug Bonnet. Masks distributions were limited to a 3 week supply.
March 19, 2020 (8 am) Department Directive on Requirements Waived Due to COVID-19 and Additional Guidance.
March 18, 2020: We will be meeting with DDS tonight and we hope to have new directives for the public later this evening.
March 18, 2020: Valley Mountain Regional Center Received N95 Masks: We organized delivrey and pick up.
(March 13, 2020) Hearing a lot on the news about Coronavirus and wondering how it impacts our community in the Valley Mountain region? As of today Valley Mountain Regional Center has no know cases of consumers testing positive for COVID-19 (March 13, 2020). This page is being regularly updated to let you know what is going on in our area and what we are doing to keep people with disabilities safe. See our FAQ page for detailed answers to your questions and our Health Advisory #2.
What Should I Do?
- People should get the flu vaccine and flu antivirals if your doctor prescribes them.
- Stay at home if you are sick. People who have a fever and or respiratory symptoms should not go to work or school until 24 hours after their fever ends (100 degrees Fahrenheit [37.8 degrees Celsius] or lower), without the use of medication.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for 20 seconds; use an alcohol-based hand rub if soap and water are not available.
- Avoid touching your nose, mouth, and eyes.
- If you have a cough or sneezing wear a mask and if you’re working with someone who is coughing or sneezing offer them a mask.
- If you do not have a mask cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue, or cough and sneeze into your upper sleeve(s) – wash hands immediately after.
- Keep frequently touched common surfaces clean with disinfectant.
- Try not to use someone else’s phone, desk, office, computer, or other work tools and equipment. If you must use a coworker’s equipment, consider cleaning it first with a disinfectant.
- Avoid shaking hands or coming in close contact with people who may be ill.
- If you live in an ICF-DDN or ICF-DDCN you are at high risk and should avoid large groups and events and you should not attend a day program as of now.
- If you have been exposed to someone sick with COVID-19 contact your doctor or county public health official immediately.
If you are attending or organizing a conference or large event:
- VMRC staff will not be attending events or gatherings larger than 20 people in attendance.
- Ensure attendees know not to participate if they have a flu or respiratory illness.
- Place seats at least arm distance from each other and make sure the chairs and table have been disinfected.
- Make sure you have soap and water available and encourage attendees to wash their hands regularly for 20 seconds.
- Do not attend large gatherings if you have a vulnerable health condition (seniors and people with health related conditions).
- If you are attending, wash your hands with soap at the event.