New Emergency Preparedness Tools
Since 2006, Florida Health Care Association has been working on a new set of national emergency preparedness tools for nursing homes through funding by The John A. Hartford Foundation with the support of the Florida Department of Health. Many of Florida's and the Gulf Coast region's best and brightest in long term care generously participated in the development of these tools.
These new tools, released in 2008, introduce nursing home providers to the latest national concepts and practices in emergency planning and response in order to protect residents and staff from environmental and man-made threats and to minimize their impact on operations.
How to use this site
Nursing home administrators, corporate representatives, owners, and key staff will be able to use this site's tools to:
Pricing, Citation, and Permission
These tools are offered at no charge, or for a fee, depending on which and how the materials are accessed. While users are asked to cite the source appropriately, there is no limitation or restriction on nursing homes using and sharing these materials freely in the development of their plans. Persons may not use any part of these materials for financial gain unless they have first obtained written permission from Florida Health Care Association.
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Software Application for Nursing Homes
This CD-based application will assist administrators and lead staff in the development of emergency preparedness plans using a computer-guided process. Click for video tour.
Emergency Management Guide for Nursing Homes
This guide provides an established format for developing a basic plan, offers direction for developing standard operating procedures for use during an emergency, and addresses specific hazards which may threaten a facility.
Disaster Preparedness Guide for Assisted Living Facilities
This publication has been developed by the Florida Health Care Association, the Florida Center for Assisted Living, and the American Health Care Association as a reference tool to help any assisted living facility in the development and implementation of a disaster preparedness plan.
Emergency Preparedness Training and Exercise Guide for Nursing Homes
This guide's concepts and step-by-step planning process are designed to assist nursing homes to become proficient in developing, conducting, and evaluating preparedness exercises that meet the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program standards.
The Nursing Home Incident Command System
An Incident Command System designed for nursing homes emerged from work funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation (2006-2008) and, more recently, the Florida Department of Health. Developed by the Florida Health Care Association, the Florida Department of Health, and member nursing home providers and experts, the Nursing Home Incident Command System uses the national Incident Command System as an overlay to existing nursing home emergency management systems, resulting in an organizational system which respects both. Available as a separate download and is a component of the Emergency Management Guide for Nursing Homes.
National Criteria for Evacuation Decision-Making in Nursing Homes
A first of its kind, the criteria supports nursing home administrators, regional representatives, and owners in identifying external and internal triggers that contribute to a decision to evacuate or shelter-in-place. Available as a separate download and is a component of the Emergency Management Guide for Nursing Homes.
National Transportation Summit Report
In December 2008, 44 national leaders representing state and federal partners, industry representatives from long term care and transportation, and experts in emergency preparedness and response and energy convened in Florida for the National Long Term Care Evacuation Transportation Summit. The report highlights ten key findings and recommendations that call for the inclusion of nursing homes in evacuation transportation planning, especially at the federal level. Summary of Key Findings & Recommendations
Caring for Vulnerable Elders: National Findings of the 2007 Nursing Home Hurricane Summit
In May 2007, sixty-five national and state leaders from long term care, emergency management, transportation, energy, medicine and state and federal regulatory agencies convened at St. Pete Beach, Florida for the second Southeastern Nursing Home Hurricane Summit, hosted by the Florida Health Care Association and sponsored with the John A. Hartford Foundation. Key Findings
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