Emergency Home Services Support in April and beyond
Emergency Home Services Support in April and beyond
Stay at Home Ordinance in Illinois: Illinois Governor Pritzker issued a Stay at Home Ordinance that applies to the entire State of Illinois. This is a link to that Executive Order . The ordinance is effective through April. The order requires all Illinois residents to stay at home or where they reside in order to contain the spread of Covid-19. The order does include exceptions. Those exceptions include personal assistant services.
Personal Assistant Services: This order includes an exception for personal assistant services. However, it is very possible that some people with disabilities may experience a need for services during this health crisis. If you are in Suburban Cook County, and you are in need of services, contact a member of Progress Center’s Personal Assistant Department —
- Home Services Manager: 708-209-1500 ext 21; ajohnson@progresscil.org
- Personal Assistant Advocate: Rbarnes@progresscil.org; 708-689-1381– Videophone
- Personal Assistant Advocate: jtopp@progresscil.org
Emergency Home Services: If you are a member of the Home Services Program in Illinois, and if your Personal Assistant is unable to work because of the Covid-19 Crisis, there is a new program set up to help fill the immediate void in services. The Emergency Back Up Program allows you to hire a provider through an expedited process. Contact Progress Center if you need emergency services because your regular personal assistant is unable to work because of Covid-19, (708-209-1500 ext 14).
Also, the Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living has set up a hotline. Home Services can call this line and request emergency services. Here is the number: 1-800-587-1287