Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Florida association releases nursing home preparedness guidelines

from McKnight's:

The Florida Health Care Association last week released the Emergency
Management Guide for Nursing Homes, a new, comprehensive approach to
disaster preparedness for nursing homes.



The new guide includes disaster-specific guidelines to establish an
emergency plan and create procedures for staff training and exercises.
FHCA has also launched a nursing home emergency preparedness website
that highlights these new tools and provides additional resources for
nursing homes. That Web site is www.fhca.org/emerprep/index.php.



The 290-page Emergency Management Guide will be distributed to more
than 500 nursing homes in Florida and to state healthcare associations
across the country. It was developed with assistance from the John A.
Hartford Foundation and the University of South Florida.

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