Planning for emergencies and disasters in senior living communities
By
Stan Szpytek
Jun 17, 2024
Safe and effective emergency operations within a senior living community are a combination of identifying all potential threats and perils as well as having a reliable incident management system in place...
Emergency planning: Prepare for the potential consequences of adverse incidents in senior living
By
Stan Szpytek
Mar 04, 2024
As assisted living communities and other senior living communities continue to refine their emergency planning protocols, a critical step in the process is to consider the consequences resulting from the...
Preparing for the unthinkable: An armed intruder or active shooter in senior living
By
Stan Szpytek
Steve Wilder
Oct 09, 2023
An all hazards emergency management plan will help you identify the wide variety of threats and perils that you must be prepared to manage.
Hands-on training vital to emergency preparedness in senior living communities
By
Stan Szpytek
Nov 28, 2022
For senior living community owners and operators to have realistic expectations that their team will perform well when the “big one” occurs, they must prepare their staff members through a variety...
3 key audiences to communicate with amid a senior living crisis
By
Cassandra Bailey
Dana Schmidt
Aug 29, 2022
How you manage a crisis is integral to maintaining your reputation and perhaps, even maintaining your census and keeping your doors open.
Long-haul impacts on senior living — what to expect in 2022
By
Dwayne Clark
Jan 10, 2022
Three areas are emerging as critical to consumer confidence in 2022.
How to communicate about coronavirus and quell fear
By
Courtney Malengo, APR
Mar 12, 2020
Your community is about to go on trial in the court of public opinion. Here are some tips to communicate before and after COVID-19 cases are detected, to ensure that you are positioned to weather the storm.
Emergency preparedness efforts that every facility in every state can emulate
By
Stan Szpytek
Nov 26, 2018
The “Disaster Ready” video provides an excellent overview of what providers in every state should be doing to make sure that they are ready for emergencies and disasters.
Preventing commercial laundry room fires in senior living communities
By
Stan Szpytek
Apr 04, 2022
Every commercial laundry room fire in a senior living community during my 26 years with the fire department in a major metropolitan area had one or two common denominators.
Implement your emergency plan during infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19
By
Stan Szpytek
Mar 23, 2020
Your senior living community’s emergency operation plan can help your team manage COVID-19 with the same level of proficiency that it operates at during other emergency situations.