Resilient design: Building long-term care facilities
By
Curt Fessler
Feb 18, 2014
Resiliency demonstrates the ability to recover or adapt to change — to withstand external influence and become healthy again after disaster strikes. A community’s ability to be resilient is both...
The Boston Marathon explosions: Turn off the dayroom TV
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Apr 16, 2013
I was hoping not to have occasion to write another column about tragedy so soon, but the terrible events at the Boston Marathon on Monday compel me to focus on the amount of information we provide to residents...
Issues to consider when disaster planning: Part 2
By
Betty Norman
Mar 29, 2013
As we learned during Sandy, it’s essential to know where residents will be evacuated and to have protocols to account for everyone’s safety. Connect with facilities in your community about...
Organizational issues to consider in disaster planning
By
Betty Norman
Mar 01, 2013
Just as Hurricane Katrina prompted discussion about emergency preparedness in 2005, Superstorm Sandy has re-ignited talks in the senior living communities about their ability to respond to disasters. When...
Sandy and the supply chain: The vital role of GPOs
By
John P. Sganga
Dec 05, 2012
Although Hurricane Sandy-related news coverage has been plentiful, no one has focused on the crucial role the supply chain played in ensuring that healthcare providers could continue to serve patients...
How to get prepared for the next Sandy
By
Bruce Baron
Nov 26, 2012
A big part of a disaster management plan is asking how your facility will communicate with families, residents and staff.
Hurricane evacuations greatly increase risk of death for nursing home dementia patients, study shows
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 16, 2012
Nursing home residents with severe dementia suffered a staggering increase in their mortality rate after evacuations from their facilities ahead of a natural disaster, according to a new study.
Blind 93-year-old nursing home refugee of Hurricane Sandy found after two weeks
Nov 15, 2012
Paul DiViesti’s search to find his grandmother after Hurricane Sandy has a happy ending.
Nursing home evacuees still living in NYC high school
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 15, 2012
Students returned to classes Wednesday at a New York City high school where more than 200 nursing home evacuees still reside.
American Dryer Corporation provides hurricane relief
Nov 14, 2012
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, American Dryer Corporation is working with its local equipment dealers to help businesses get their washers and dryers functioning as quickly as possible.