Special Needs
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Brevard County has shelters for all kinds of people, even those with special needs.

For people with any of the following - You might consider going to a special needs shelter.

Assisted Care Shelter

Colostomy- medical assistance needed

Catheter - medical assistance needed

Oxygen

Nebulizer  - 2 or more treatments per day

Alzheimer - Requires caregiver to go with patient

 Senile Dementia - Requires caregiver to go with patient

Dressing Changes - Wet to Dry medical assistance needed

Gran Mal Epilepsy within last 6 months

Bladder & Bowel dysfunction

G-Tube feeding

Trach Tube that may require suction

Brittle Diabetic medical assistance needed

Apnea Monitors

 
 
Hospitalized in last 3 months for:
 
Congestive Heart Failure
Shock due to Internal defibrillator
Open Heart Surgery
 

Enhanced Care Shelter

 

Imminent Death Hospice

Continuous IV patient

Bedsores

24 Hour/Day Ventilator Patient

 

 

If you would like more information on special needs shelter,

Click here for the special needs shelters in Brevard
 
Click here for the form to fill out  to pre-register for a special needs shelter.

 This page was last updated on Thursday June 16, 2005 by ZHM