McKnight’s Senior Living June 17, 2024
Devastating storms that produced catastrophic damage and caused major power failures throughout the United States over the course of the past few months should remind senior living providers that it’s a normal day, until it isn’t.
Safe and effective emergency operations within a senior living community are a combination of identifying all potential threats and perils as well as having a reliable incident management system in place when crisis strikes.
Many sectors of healthcare, including skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, in-patient hospice, dialysis centers and other provider types that receive federal funding from agencies such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, are required to comply with stringent emergency preparedness regulations. Since 2016, CMS has enforced comprehensive regulations to help...