Week 6 Assignment
In a one to two-page essay, explain when it is appropriate to evacuate residents in the event of a fire and when it is not.
Consider the different types of facilities that are in existence today and the risks they face.
Often in disaster planning, we tend to overlook multiple simultaneous system failures. For example, in the following article describing a nursing home struck by a tornado, the roads were blocked and the facility’s van was demolished, leaving no option for immediate evacuation. Despite having a good disaster plan, the simultaneous failures were not anticipated.
Read this article: Alabama tornadoes: Nursing home disaster plans under review
Regarding La Rocca Nursing Home, what went well? What didn’t go well?
Based on this experience, if you were the administrator, how would you modify your disaster preparedness policy for the future?
Define the following terms, illustrating each definition with at least one example:
Assistive Devices
Life Safety Code
Safe Medical Device Act
Pest Control Program
Preventative Maintenance
Violence Prevention Plan
ANSI Standards
Unsafe Working Conditions
In a one to two-page essay, note at least three examples of steps that can be taken to make resident rooms more homelike, explaining how each step listed accomplishes that purpose.
