Accessing Test Kits in Senior Housing

Connecting to Federally-Qualified Health Centers

HUD has announced that HUD-Assisted Multifamily Housing communities can access COVID-19 at-home test kits from their Federally Qualified Health Centers to distribute to residents.

To locate your community health center, visit findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov. To view community health centers in proximity to HUD-assisted housing, click here.

Please complete this survey to describe your efforts to get test kits from federally-qualified health centers near you. Your anonymous answers will help us identify health centers that are not following federal guidance.

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* 1. What county and state are you located in?

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* 2. How many Federally-Qualified Health Centers have you contacted for test kit access?

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* 3. What was/were the response/s you received when you inquired with your health center about receiving test kits?

Was not able to reach the health center.

The health center said they would not partner with us for testing access.

The health center said they had no idea about test kits for HUD-assisted communities.

The health center said they did not have enough supply AND would not work with us in the future.

The health center said they currently did not have enough supply BUT would partner with us in the future.

The health center offered us test kits.

I have not reached out to my health centers.

Other (please specify)

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* 4. If a Federally-Qualified Health Centers specifically said they would not partner with you OR was not aware of the effort to make test kits available OR was uncooperative in another way, please include the names of the health center below (ONLY FOR health centers that would not work with you).

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* 5. How many residents do you serve in this area?

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* 6. If you were able to receive test kits from your health center, how many did you receive?

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* 7. If the health center is partnering with you on testing access, how often will you be able to receive test kits from the health center?

Whenever they have enough supply.

Just once.

I don't know.

Other (please specify)

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* 8. How would you categorize your relationship with the federally-qualified health centers in your areas PRIOR to this effort to access test kits?

We had a good working relationship.

I knew of them but we had not partnered before.

No relationship before now!

Other (please specify)

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* 9. How important is to get access to test kits for your housing community?

Very important

Moderately important

Not very important

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* 10. Is there any other support that you need for your community right now? (This anonymous answer will generally inform LeadingAge's COVID-19 response efforts. For direct support, reach out to Linda or Juliana).