COVID-19 / Stay Connected

Stay Connected Program

The “Stay Connected” Program involves outreach and support to older adults experiencing greater isolation due to COVID-19. Participants may be identified by the primary care team, or identified via contact with known housing or social service agencies in the grantees’ communities. 

  • Stay Connected Program
    • Document Includes: 
      • Initial Call: Brief Checklist
      • Initial Call: Client Engagement and Needs Assessment
      • Follow-up Call: Brief Checklist
      • Follow-up Call
      • Client Resources and Education Materials
        • Resource sheet
        • A vicious cycle
        • List of pleasant & rewarding activities

The program was introduced to Care Partners sites in April of 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic emerged. The program is focused on using phone calls to more effectively reach out to isolated older adults. The Stay Connected program will now roll out to senior centers and public housing facilities in Washington. Click here for the news release about it.

UW PSYCHIATRY RESOURCES:

Resources for COVID-19

CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)

APA (American Psychological Association)

WHO (World Health Organization)

GSA (Gerontological Society of America)

AGS (American Geriatrics Society)

SIREN (Social Interventions Research & Evaluation Network)

Race Equity Tools

IOA (Institute on Aging)

California 2-1-1

  • 2-1-1 makes it easy to find food, housing, job training, after-school programs and much more.

AIMS Center Resources

ZOOM

WhatsApp

Senior Lifestyle

Sonoma County Older Adult Taskforce

Center for Health and Social Care Integration / The National Center for Complex and Social Needs

Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance – Boston