Support for Agency and ICF Residential Providers impacted by COVID-19

To access any of the supports outlined below, please contact Amy Winkler, Provider Relations Coordinator at ProviderHelpDesk@butlerdd.org or call (513) 785-2876.

Stipends to cover extraordinary expenses for homes affected by COVID-19: If services you provide in a home have been affected by a positive COVID-19 case (individuals served and/or staff members), you are eligible to receive a stipend of $4,000.00 per home. This is effective immediately and retroactively to August 19, 2021. To access this support, please submit this verification form (click here) to ProviderHelpDesk@butlerdd.org

Home delivered meals for individuals and staff during quarantine: Effective immediately, you can request home-delivered meals for individuals and the staff members supporting them during quarantine due to a positive COVID-19 case in the home. The board has entered into a contract with Community First Solutions to provide the meals.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for individuals and staff during quarantine: We can deliver a box of PPE to assist with reducing the spread of the virus among individuals and staff members supporting them during a quarantine situation.

Disinfecting services for homes after quarantine: The board has entered into a contract to provide disinfecting services for any home after the quarantine period is complete.

Activity kits to assist during quarantine: We can deliver activity kits to homes during quarantine so individuals and staff members have options while staying home.

Requesting Support

If you are in need of any of these items due to a positive COVID-19 case in a home where you provide support please contact Amy Winkler at ProviderHelpDesk@butlerdd.org or call her at (513) 785-2876

If it is after 4:00 p.m., on the weekend or a holiday, please call our emergency number 513-867-5913 to request assistance.

***Please note, reports of individuals with positive COVID-19 cases must still be reported to the UI/MUI department at (513) 867-5992.***