Direct Care Workers Struggle To Find Protective Equipment

This is a problem everywhere. Are IDD workers the forgotten healthcare worker? At RCM we have been securing PPE any way we can, thanks to those who are helping us! Our DSP's and nurses appreciate it! We are happy to accept any donations.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — For a brief, happy moment, it appeared that a distributor of masks would come through with a shipment to a northeastern Ohio agency whose workers care for people with disabilities.

“And then it was diverted to a hospital,” said Pete Moore, president and CEO of the Ohio Provider Resource Association.

“We are essential, and we are part of the health-care community, too,” he said. “But we are kind of low on the PPE totem pole.”

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