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SPECIAL NEEDS SHELTER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA <br /> 1 A person who is dependent upon a health care professional to perform a daily <br /> assessment ofa medical condition and administer care /e.g., cardiac, diabetes). <br /> a. A person requiring periodic wound care assistance (i.g., dressing <br /> changes). <br /> b. A person who needs assistance with ostomy nnanagennent, continuous <br /> peritoneal dialysis and in-dwelling catheters of any kind' (e.g. N/G tube, <br /> colostomy bags etC.) <br /> c. A person requiring and needing assistance with ona|, subcutaneous or <br /> intromnuauu|ar, or topical medication <br /> 2. A person requiring minimal assistance with ambulation, position change,and transfer <br /> (i.a., able to move more that 10Ofeet with nrwithout an assistive devise) <br /> 3. Apn*gnant woman inthe third trimester after being cleared by|RyNCnurse midwife. <br /> Efforts will be made to accommodate her immediate family <br /> 4. A person who depends upon oxygen therapy. <br /> 5. AperSOn medically dependent On uninterrupted electricity for therapies including but <br /> not limited to oxygen, nebulizer, and feeding tubes. <br /> G. Ventilator dependent persons and person with multiple special needs requiring 8 <br /> higher level of care, will be [8hBrr8d to 8 Shi||8d nnediC8| f8Ci|ih/ <br /> 7. A person with mental Or cognitive limitations requiring 8SSiSt8nC8 who is <br /> 8CCOrnp@nied by an @pppOpri8t0fU||dnn8 C8r80iv8rfOrthe duration Oftheir stay inthe <br /> shelter. <br /> 8. A person requiring fU||tirne C8PB who is 8CCOmnp8ni8d by an 8ppn3ph8t8 fU||Urn8 <br /> caregiver for the duration of their stay in the shelter. <br /> S. A person xvhOSe weight does not exceed the safety weight restrictions Of provided <br /> COtS (after supply hospital beds and bariatric COtS are exhausted) <br /> 10. Every r88SOn8b|e effort ShOU|d be made to avoid admitting C|i8niS with known <br /> inf8[1iOUS conditions or those who require isolation, i.8.' Methicillin F{8SiSt8nt <br /> Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) or persons who require respiratory isolation such <br /> as infectious Tuberculosis /TB\. <br /> Note: The Special Needs Shelter does not provide kidney dialysis equipment. Persons <br /> requiring kidney dialysis must receive instructions from their private physician or dialysis <br /> facility. This information should be brought with the client tothe shelter. <br />