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...
Senior living fire safety requires education, cooperation, good faith: expert
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 09, 2023
A recent series of fires in senior living communities across the country is a stark reminder that protecting residents and staff members boils down to education, cooperation and good faith, according to...
Massive NY assisted living blaze kills resident; firefighter still missing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 24, 2021
A 200-bed assisted living complex in Spring Valley, NY, is a total loss after a massive fire swept through it early Tuesday morning, killing one resident and possibly a firefighter, who remained missing...
Readiness key in emergencies, disasters, expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 13, 2022
Emergencies and disasters don’t always follow a standard pattern, as two senior living providers recently learned in evacuating residents during the Marshall Fire in Colorado.
Learn how to prepare for disasters June 13
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2018
Stan Szpytek, president of Fire and Life Safety and a retired deputy fire chief / fire marshal, will discuss how senior living communities can prepare for emergencies and disasters in the first webinar...
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...
Senior living providers can learn lessons about safety and security from their colleagues in skilled nursing facilities.
Focus on briefs: Laundry
Oct 03, 2022
UNX Industries and Christeyns USA merger, How to prevent laundry fires.
Post-lockdowns, regulators cast an eye toward security, preparedness weak spots
By
John Hall
Dec 02, 2022
For much of 2022, lockdowns and other restrictions tamped down the usual resident security concerns in the nation’s long-term care facilities. Still, workforce shortages meant fewer vigilant eyes and...
The threat of lithium battery fires is real!
By
Stan Szpytek
Jan 09, 2023
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...