Facility Operations
Emergency Preparedness
FHCA is a national leader in strengthening emergency preparedness for the long term care community. Our initiatives include developing comprehensive tools and resources to help nursing home staff create emergency preparedness plans, organizing training activities for long term care facilities and bringing together key stakeholders to address the issues that impact the ability for all residents to have the same access to long term care services in times of emergency.
FHCA works with an Emergency Preparedness Council comprised of volunteer members across the state who support these initiatives and are available to mobilize efforts to support local nursing homes when a natural disaster strikes. Our project partners include the John A. Hartford Foundation, the University of South Florida and the Department of Health.
Nursing home staff can use this site to find emergency management tools to help with developing an emergency preparedness plan or enhance an existing plan. You’ll also find helpful emergency preparedness online resources, as well as key findings from FHCA’s participation in national summits which address evacuation transportation and more. Be sure to check this site regularly for updates on news related to emergency preparedness in nursing homes, as well as information about our upcoming trainings or events.
