When disasters strike, nursing homes face uniquely high stakes. Residents often depend on power, medications, mobility ...

Complying with  federal emergency preparedness standards for nursing homes set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

The increasing frequency and severity of natural and technological disasters have underscored the need for robust disaster preparedness within the healthcare system. In this context, nursing education ...

Skilled nursing facilities are teaming up with state public health organizations for assistance in creating and enacting emergency preparedness plans that help them steer clear of or overcome various ...

When powerful wind gusts created threatening wildfire conditions one day near Boulder, Colorado, the state’s largest utility cut power to 52,000 homes and businesses — including Frasier, an assisted ...

Pennsylvania long-term care providers must have updated emergency response plans. Here is why first responders may not have ...

The City of Taunton announced a coordinated outreach effort to all nursing homes and assisted living facilities after the fire at a facility in Fall River. Representatives from the fire department and ...