As Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Marie have shown us, nursing facility residents can be particularly at risk during natural disasters. The hurricanes resulted in death and injury in nursing facilities across the region, including 12 deaths in one Florida facility.
Justice in Aging created an issue brief, Why Many Nursing Facilities are Not Ready for Emergency Situations, which discusses existing federal and state law, and makes seven recommendations to address gaps in current law.
As the brief outlines, these deaths and injuries could have been prevented through advance planning and emergency preparedness.
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