Another state looks at requiring generators in assisted living communities
Assisted living communities in North Carolina would be required to have generators for use during power outages under a bill being considered by state legislators.
Disaster Preparedness
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Hurricanes along the coast, tornadoes in the Midwest, wildfires in California — natural disasters are growing in scale and frequency. Communication is critical.
Sprinkler, staffing legislation follows fatal fire at CCRC
Sprinklers, safety and staffing levels are the focuses of legislation that a Pennsylvania senator plans to introduce in response to the deaths of four residents after a five-alarm fire at a continuing care retirement community in his district in November 2017.
Florida senior living residents return home six months after hurricane
Mathison Retirement Community in Panama City, FL, on Monday began welcoming back residents who had been gone since mid-October, when Hurricane Michael damaged the property.
The importance of safeguarding older adults in emergencies
It is our duty to care for our most valuable resource. Florida and California are setting the pace for the rest of the country to follow.
Bill requiring backup power disclosures to residents on way to becoming law
A bill requiring assisted living operators to inform prospective residents of a community’s emergency power preparations is headed to a governor’s office for signing after it passed in both houses of a state General Assembly.
CCRC ‘deeply distressed’ that main sprinkler valve appears to have been off during fatal fire
The executive director of a Pennsylvania continuing care retirement community where four residents died in a November 2017 fire said the provider was “deeply distressed” that investigators, according to a report issued last week, believe that the building’s main sprinkler valve was off during the blaze.
When it comes to fire prevention, be sure to finish the job
This is the part where I mention that every facility should have sprinklers, right? Sort of.
The 4 top safety concerns in senior care — and how to address them
A new report from the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety describes the top four security and safety concerns in assisted living communities, skilled nursing facilities and CCRCs, as well as ways to mitigate risk.
Long-term care communities may get more time to meet generator requirement
Assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities in Florida may get more time to meet state requirements to have backup generators and on-site fuel for them after Ron DeSantis becomes governor Jan. 8.
