Month: May 2017

Sadly, the statement that “it will never happen here” is one we often hear about in emergency preparedness and healthcare – more specifically in the long term care setting.  On May 12, 2017 – a nursing home in Ohio was faced with this scenario – and it was not a drill.  The following link will take you to a timeline of occurrences during the day.

Please feel free to review this article and try to envision what you would be doing in your facility if this occurred.

http://www.journal-news.com/news/local/coroner-releases-new-information-kirkersville-fatal-shootings/wxXV12CW5BfZ3ISefTQeeM/

 

On Wednesday, May 10th, I had the pleasure of presenting at the Minnesota HomeCare Conference.  With the recent upgrade to the CMS requirements, Emergency Preparedness is a hot topic for many agencies that have not had to have the level of preparedness that hospitals have.  This presentation discussed how to get a preparedness program up and running, the specifics regarding how to do a Hazard Vulnerability Analysis, and how to implement a training and exercise program.  There was a lot of great discussion.  I look forward to incorporating HomeCare agencies in our regional planning and support efforts.

Shawn Stoen, RHPC, WCMHPC