A report released by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) on September 1, 2023, details key emergency preparedness challenges reported by ...

When disasters strike, nursing homes face uniquely high stakes. Residents often depend on power, medications, mobility assistance, and continuous care—all of which can be disrupted by hurricanes, ...

More than a quarter of state survey agencies lack adequate emergency preparedness skills, a new federal report shows. Partnering with other agencies and skilled nursing facilities could be a solution ...

Skilled nursing facilities are teaming up with state public health organizations for assistance in creating and enacting emergency preparedness plans that help them steer clear of or overcome various ...

Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Dr. Kandi Valentine still remembers watching the events unfold after finishing ...

When powerful wind gusts created threatening wildfire conditions one day near Boulder, Colorado, the state’s largest utility cut power to 52,000 homes and businesses — including Frasier, an assisted ...

On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a news release on behalf of HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, announcing the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE ...

The Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication (CPHRC) and Office of Education, both within the Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health (DSPH), have collaborated to develop and launch ...

The City of Taunton announced a coordinated outreach effort to all nursing homes and assisted living facilities after the fire at a facility in Fall River. Representatives from the fire department and ...

Long-term care facilities house some of the most disaster-sensitive segments of the population, including frail older adults, people with chronic conditions and those with mobility limitations.