Hello Parents and Friends,
The Chicago Tribune/Daily Southtown has published a report on the current status of COVID-19 at the Ludeman Center.
Please click on the link below for the update.
Ludeman Article Chicago Tribune – Daily Southtown
Also, two of the local Chicago news stations, ABC 7 News and CBS 2 News have also televised the Ludeman Center COVID-19 updates.
Stay safe and healthy!
Regards,
Parents and Friends of Ludeman Center Board
Hello PFLC Friends and Families,
PFLC has posted additional updates on our webpage, so be sure to visit the April 3rd and 5th Updates on our website home page, ludemanpflc.org/
Now that the Ludeman Center can accept packages, PFLC has been using your generous donations to order in-house activities for the Ludeman home-bound residents. The shipments are trickling in to the Ludeman Center and will be distributed to the Neighborhood House Units 1, 2, and 3 for the residential homes.
PFLC has purchased three iPads. The Ludeman Center is in the process of setting up the iPads so you can Face Time, Whats App, or Skype with your loved one. Each Neighborhood House Units 1, 2, and 3 will receive one iPad. As a parent and/or guardian, you will have the opportunity to set up an appointment to chat/video with your loved one at Ludeman. As soon as the iPads are ready, we will post the instructions to make an appointment.
What can you do?
PFLC Family and Friends,
Attached is a letter PFLC received today from the Ludeman Center Director, Lisa Robinson. The letter contains important information regarding the Ludeman Center status regarding COVID-19.
The letter includes notification regarding the status of residents and employees at the Ludeman Center.
The letter also includes the steps the Ludeman Center has provided to limit the spread of this worrisome virus.
Family-Guardian Letter 4-1-2020
Continue to visit our website for updated information regarding the Ludeman Center and COVID-19 impacts.
Stay Safe and Healthy,
Parents and Friends of Ludeman Center Board
www.ludemanpflc.org
ludeman.pflc@gmail.com
Be sure to check the ludemanpflc.org website for up-to-date information.
Stay Safe and Healthy!
Regards, Parents and Friends of Ludeman Center Board of Directors ludemanpflc.org ludeman.pflc@gmail.com
Hello PFLC Family and Friends,
The PFLC Board is in regular contact with the Ludeman Center Administration as well as the State of Illinois Department of Developmental Disabilities for guidance as well as any updates on the current state at the Elizabeth Ludeman Developmental Center (ELDC).
As soon as we receive COVID-19 updated information from ELDC and the State of Illinois, we will post that on our website home page at https://ludemanpflc.org
Please be sure to check our website often, as information can change on a daily basis. We are doing our best to keep you informed.
Meanwhile, to provide for the residents who are home-bound at this time the PFLC Board is:
Ordering games and activities for each Ludeman residential home.
Purchasing three iPads (One for each Unit) to enable video chatting with you and your Ludeman loved one during this time when in-person visits with your loved one is not possible.
Stay safe and healthy,
Parents and Friends of Ludeman Center Board
https://ludemanpflc.org
ludeman.pflc@gmail.com
Hello PFLC Parents and Friends,
The VOR organization again has requested our help to oppose The Disability Integration Act that congress is planning to vote into law.
“The Disability Integration Act (DIA) is a seriously flawed bill. While the intention of the bill is to provide services for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, it would eliminate existing services provided to the most severely impacted members of this population, and moving these individuals from their long-term homes into more isolated settings that provide fewer services, lower staffing ratios, and lower standards of care.”
This bill would detrimentally impact federal funding that is provided today to Developmentally Disabled centers such as Ludeman.
Please use your voice in these trying times to prevent a legislative bill that would not benefit our loved ones that live at the Ludeman Center.
Click on the link and another line will appear. The line below will connect you to the VOR page so you can send the pre-filled letter to your legislators.
Thank you for supporting our Developmentally Disabled community!
Hello PFLC Family and Friends,
We have received a communication from Tiffany Bailey, DHS/DD, Acting Deputy Director for the State of Illinois regarding the State Operated Developmental Centers (SODC). The letter provides updated information regarding the current state of what is being done at the SODCs to take care of our loved ones.
Please click on the link below for the message from Tiffany Bailey.
3-19-2020 Letter to Family Guardians
Stay Well!
Thank you,
Parents and Friends of Ludeman Center Board Members
https://ludemanpflc.org/
ludeman.pflc@gmail.com
Hello PFLC Parents and Friends,
We need your voice to protect the facilities such as the Illinois State Operated Developmental Centers to continue to receive appropriate federal funding for operations. MFP, also known as Money Follows the Person, is an attempt to divert funding from Developmentally Disabled facilities like Ludeman.
As noted below from the VOR Organization (Voice of Reason):
“The ARC and other advocacy groups are lobbying Congress to include permanent reauthorization of MFP in the Coronavirus Relief Bill. VOR is deeply troubled that these organizations seek to take advantage of a national crisis in this way.
We are concerned that MFP is being used by these groups to close all large facility-based care, such as Intermediate Care Facilities, rather than as a voluntary program to assist in the case by case transition of individuals who are capable of living in community settings and who choose to access community services.”
“MFP policy directly affects the health and welfare of our country’s most vulnerable citizens who reside in facility-based settings. It is not appropriate to hastily push through such policy in a time of crisis, particularly when that policy calls for the relocations of fragile individuals with underlying health conditions to less supportive settings. Medicaid service systems are already stretched to the limit.
Please act now to tell Congress to oppose reauthorization of MFP through the Coronavirus Relief Bill. MFP policy deserves careful consideration through the Congressional committee process that includes testimony from families of disabled individuals affected by MFP.”
Click on the Protect Federal Funding link in this message to send your letter to your Elected Officials in Congress to oppose adding the reauthorization of MFP in the Coronavirus Relief Bill. A pre-formatted letter as well as an easy-to-use tool will automatically insert your Elected Officials name and address into your letter.
Thank you!
The Parents and Friends of Ludeman Center Board Members
www.ludemanpflc.org
ludeman.pflc@gmail.com
Hello PFLC Family and Friends,
We have just been informed that Ludeman is discontinuing all visits to the center. Guardians and Family Members will be notified by U.S. Mail with the following information:
Parents & Friends of the Ludeman Center 