COVID CORNER – Information & Resources Related to Coronavirus-19
What caregivers need to know
- Texas COVID-19 Vaccine Information
- Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions
- Alzheimer’s Association: Dementia Caregivers and People Living with Alzheimer’s
What caregivers can do
- COVID-19 Self Checker – Johns Hopkins Medical
- Includes information Caring for the Elderly
- Caring for someone at home
- What to do if you are sick
- If you are sick and caring for someone, CDC
- Alzheimer’s Assoc. – Tips for Coronavirus Caregivers
Local information
- 2-1-1 & www.211texas.org
- type COVID-19 in the Find Help box to find a list of resources and local testing/vaccination sites
- Dallas County – https://www.dallascounty.org/covid-19/
- Tarrant County – https://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/county/tarrant-county-covid-19-information.html
- Medicare and COVID-19
State information
- Texas Department of Health and Human Services/Department of State Health Services – https://www.dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/
- COVID vaccine information
- For health professionals – https://www.dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/healthprof.aspx
- Texas Legal Services Center
- Info and resources related to evictions and foreclosures because of COVID – http://www.texaslawhelp.org/article/coronavirus-covid-19
- State of Texas Department of Health and Human Resources
- High-risk Individuals – https://www.dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/other.aspx#highrisk
Federal information
- Medicare Telemedicine fact sheet – https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicaretelemedicine-health-care-provider-fact-sheet
- Social Security Administration – https://www.ssa.gov/coronavirus/
General information
- Official US Coronavirus website – https://www.coronavirus.gov/
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- COVID information: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
- Coronavirus and COVID-19: What You Need to Know – https://www.webmd.com/lung/coronavirus
- Coronavirus Resources and Articles for caregivers from National Family Caregiver Alliance
- Virtual 12-step / Recovery Resources
