8 keys to preserving medication access during a wildfire evacuation
By
Ron Belville
Nov 14, 2019
Many LTC pharmacies and senior living and care communities again are struggling to ensure that residents’ medication regimens are not interrupted in the event of a natural disaster. If faced with a similar...
Fires force California senior living communities to evacuate
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 28, 2019
Senior living organizations with communities in certain parts of California put their disaster preparedness plans into action over the weekend as wildfires spread.
California senior living communities prepare for another potential power outage
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 23, 2019
Some senior living operators in California are preparing for another potential planned power outage that could come late Wednesday evening, last several days and affect parts of 15 counties.
Hurricane responses in senior living are ‘very, very hard decisions,’ researchers learn
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 21, 2019
A University of South Florida study into evacuation versus sheltering-in-place decisions at assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities in response to hurricanes won’t be complete until...
Hurricane preparedness new experience for Sanford Health after Good Sam affiliation
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 09, 2019
Updating the disaster preparedness plan may not be the first order of business that comes to mind when contemplating an affiliation with another organization. But it’s an issue Sioux Falls, SD-based...
Southeast operators prepare for Hurricane Dorian
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 30, 2019
As much of the country prepared for a long Labor Day weekend, senior living operators in Florida and nearby states were preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Dorian.
Administrator, nurses charged with manslaughter for resident deaths after Hurricane Irma
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 27, 2019
Four former employees of the now-closed Florida long-term care facility where 12 residents died in 2017 after a power outage related to Hurricane Irma knocked out the facility’s air conditioning were...
Weathering the storm: How to prepare for a hurricane
By
Colin Marshall
Aug 05, 2019
When operating a senior living community in Florida, one needs to treat hurricanes as more than just a possibility.
More news for Tuesday, July 30
Jul 30, 2019
Some Florida assisted living communities and nursing homes still don’t have backup generators … Sen. Kamala Harris, presidential candidate, releases healthcare plan that preserves private insurance…...
Senior living operator’s wildfire response inspires abandonment law
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 28, 2019
A bill motivated by a California senior living operator’s handling of an evacuation during wildfires in 2017 was signed into law Wednesday by state Gov. Gavin Newsom.