During a disaster you are going to wish you had a hard copy and electronic copy of your manuals and files. Be Prepared! This manual was designed to assist home health and home care agencies with having a proper emergency management program.
Creating a culture of preparedness will keep you, and your staff prepared for most disasters that can affect your agency. This manual will assist you in preventing communication breakdown, or panic during an emergency or disaster. Your agency’s Emergency Preparedness Plan contains the four core elements required by state and CMS:
- Risk Assessment and Planning
- Policies and Procedures
- A Section for Communicating with your staff
- Topics to train your staff on and make copies to give to your clients to assist them in preparing for disasters.
- Recovery section
Revised June 2024
This manual will ship via UPS in 3-5 business days with a flash drive of the manual.
