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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...

Emergencies can strike in different ways when caring for older adults. Having a clear plan for disaster preparedness is critically important.

DOL shares FLSA measures, compliance requirements for Southeast caregivers … Experts urge Congress to reauthorize National Advisory Committee for Seniors and Disasters … White House expands no-cost...

An all hazards emergency management plan will help you identify the wide variety of threats and perils that you must be prepared to manage.

Healthcare organizations’ disaster preparedness plans must include “explicit plans for supporting mental health,” say the authors of a new piece in JAMA Psychiatry.

Public health experts recently shared several recommendations for employers as well as federal, state and local agencies to protect workers should another public health emergency occur.

Fire and life safety compliance does not happen by accident in a senior living community. Ensuring a safe and secure environment of care requires the integration of fire protection and life safety systems...

Enhancing relationships with senior living providers is one of four recommendations proposed by a federal committee advising the US Department of Health and Human Services on disaster preparedness and...

As power sources for electronic equipment, appliances and devices used in senior living communities and nursing homes become more sophisticated and battery technology advances, the threat of a lithium...

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...