INCREASED WEATHER THREATS MEAN NURSING HOMES NEED MORE PREPAREDNESS MEASURES

Findings from two new studies pointedly call out nursing homes with as many as 30% having emergency preparedness inefficiencies. More specifically, climate threats are increasing and hurricane and flooding planning are brought to the forefront of discussions.

“The study, which found that 1 in 10 nursing homes are at risk for “severe” hurricane-related flooding, analyzed emergency preparedness deficiencies based on inspections from Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2019. They defined exposure as facilities at risk of receiving at least 2 feet of flooding during a hurricane.”

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