Report: Federal government has no evacuation plans for nursing homes
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Haymarket Media
Jul 24, 2006
Nursing home providers should not look to the federal government for disaster evacuation procedures, a Congressional report concludes.
Next week’s meeting in Philadelphia should shed light on assisted living sector
May 01, 2009
Has Sunrise Senior Living dodged the bankruptcy bullet? Is assisted living evolving, retrenching, or simply riding out the storm? What combination of scenery and services is working best right now? And...
Pure determination: Young CNA drives more than 25 miles on 4-wheeler to make shift at Mississippi nursing...
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 24, 2021
Where there’s a will there’s a way. A 22-year-old Mississippi certified nursing assistant proved just that after trekking more than 25 miles on a four-wheeler during a winter storm in order to make...
Maryland and Pennsylvania evacuate nursing home residents from flood zones
Sep 12, 2011
Nursing home residents were being evacuated last week in parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland as heavy rains wrecked havoc on the banks of the Susquehanna River.
LTC hearings in both chambers of Congress tomorrow
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Haymarket Media
Nov 14, 2007
Long-term care providers can consider today the lull before the storm. Tomorrow, Congressional hearings in both the Senate and the House will feature presentations sure to widely criticize the state of...
Nursing home where 12 residents died after Hurricane Irma fighting for its license at hearing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 30, 2018
The Hollywood, FL, nursing home where a dozen residents died from heat exposure last September is arguing this week for the chance to keep its operating license.
Hurricane Ike causes nursing home evacuations, power outages in Texas
Sep 16, 2008
Evacuated nursing home residents from Galveston, Beaumont and Houston, TX, have been wondering when they will go home after Hurricane Ike caused massive damage in and around the coastal areas of the state.
Start your disaster communications plan with a reliable network
By
Stacy Hale
Mar 25, 2019
Calling for help or to check on loved ones, or following news updates or alerts from weather centers and emergency agencies is no longer where contingency planning has to start.
Nursing homes’ steep climb to public trust
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 13, 2012
I’ll let you in on a secret: Most of the time, the long-term care business press is, if not always on your side, at least sympathetic to your plight.
Taking the pulse of assisted living
May 04, 2009
It has been a tough year for the assisted living sector. The sector’s largest operator–Sunrise Senior Living–continues to seek breaks from creditors in order to avert bankruptcy. Other...