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Emergency Preparedness

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(202) 898-2856
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 Latest from AHCA/NCAL

 
 
Winter Weather Health and Safety
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a comprehensive winter weather health and safety site. Owners and administrators can take tips to prepare for extreme cold conditions and winter storms.
 
Influenza / Infection Control / Vaccinations
​Long term care facilities have an important role when it comes to eliminating and minimizing the serious effects from influenza illness on the elderly and disabled. Individuals 65 years or older are one of the high risk groups who can experience serious complications, even death, from influenza infection. Learn more on how to minimize the flu for residents. 
 
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
Memo to AHCA/NCAL Members in Texas and Louisiana

This memo serves as an update on the actions taken to date by HHS in response to this state of emergency. AHCA/NCAL will continue to advocate for and support our members as they brave this state of emergency. AHCA/NCAL staff are monitoring Hurricane Irma and will provide updates to members. 

 

 Top Resources

 

  • Emergency Preparedness Guide

    Timely responses to emergencies are critical for long term care professionals. This guide has been completed to assist professionals to learn more about preparedness and where to learn more about being prepared.

  • Emergency Preparedness Checklist

    In 2014, CMS issued a Survey and Certification Emergency Preparedness Initiative: S&C Emergency Preparedness Checklist Revision. The revisions were made to the recommended CMS Emergency Checklist.

  • Emergency Preparedness Guide for Assisted Living

    The Emergency Preparedness Guide for Assisted Living is a comprehensive resource that will assist members with developing emergency operations plan and includes the planning process. The guide includes templates and numerous resources for members to utilize.

  • Emergency Preparedness Requires a Communications Plan

    A problematic area in emergency planning is the Communications plan. Accurate communications with stakeholders, especially the media, contributes to a successful resolution of the emergency and may lead to a positive evaluation by the community.

  • Shelter in Place: Planning Resource Guide for Nursing Homes

    For the purposes of this resource guide, shelter in place (SIP) is defined as: A protective action strategy taken to maintain resident care in the facility and to limit the movement of residents, staff and visitors in order to protect people and property from a hazard.
 

 Incident Command Systems

 
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The Incident Command System is part of the emergency management system in many levels (federal, state, and local). Every significant incident or event, whether large or small, and whether it is even defined as an emergency, requires certain management functions to be performed.
 
The Nursing Home Incident Command System (NHICS) and Assisted Living Incident Command System (ALICS) outline a management framework that empowers long-term care staff to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their incident response -- no matter what shift, or what day of the week the event occurs.
 
ALICS is an AHCA/NCAL member benefit accessible by registration code. Please contact your State Affiliate​ to obtain your registration code and log-in at EM Alliance. 
Nursing Home Incident Command System (NHICS)
Assisted Living Incident Command System (ALICS)
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