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Emergency Preparedness Guide for Assisted Living
Your long-term care facility has asked you as a member of human resources to join the company team to create an Emergency Preparedness Guide for your Assisted Living facility.
Emergency preparedness program consists of:
- assigns responsible for day-to-day responsible during an emergency
- organizational relationship that differ from routine operations
- describe how residents,staff and property protected
- identifies personal, equipment, supplies in the community or facilities
- meets state and local laws for planning..
Hazards can be avoided by people with support of communication especially for vulnerable people those who impaired mobility,fall risks, cognitive impairments, chronic pain, respiratory and dialysis management..
Strategy to limit their movement in assisted living facilities like communication with residents and facilities, friendliness of staff with residents,welcoming new residents to feel comfortable, providing variety of entertainment activities program,avoid fall injury for residents, utilizing ambient, sensor based technologies can automate fall risk assessment and prevent falls..fitness program for seniors to improve physical activity to decrease falls and improve well being.