AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Resources for Long-Term Care Facilities - Emergency Planning
Personal Preparedness for Staff
- Washington Military Department/ Department of Health, “Disaster Preparedness Handbook”
- Washington Military Department/ Group Health Cooperative/ American Red Cross, “Family Emergency Preparedness Plan”
- American Red Cross, “Make a Plan”
Prevention/ Mitigation Information
Business Continuity
- American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) International, “Business Continuity Guideline—A Practical Approach for Emergency Preparedness, Crisis Management, and Disaster Recovery”
Disaster Preparedness for Persons with Disabilities
- American Red Cross, information designed to assist individuals with disabilities and medical concerns to prepare for disasters (focus is on individual preparedness rather than facility preparedness)
Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Centers for Disease Control, “Emergency Preparedness and Response: Agents, Diseases, & Other Threats” (Extensive information on Bioterrorism, Chemical Emergencies, Radiation Emergencies, Mass Casualties, Natural Disasters & Severe Weather, and Recent Outbreaks & Incidents)
Consumer Questions on Emergency Preparedness
- National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, “Questions Consumers Should Ask re. Emergency Preparedness”
Pandemic Flu Preparation and Infection Control
- Department of Health and Human Services, “Businesses Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist”
- Department of Health and Human Services, “Long-Term Care and Other Residential Facilities Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist”
- World Health Organization, “Avian Influenza, Including Influenza A (H5N1) in Humans: WHO Interim Infection Control Guideline for Healthcare Facilities”
- World Health Organization, “Aide-Memoire: Infection control recommendations for avian influenza in health-care facilities”
- Washington State Local Health Departments/ Districts
Emergency Generators
For information about safe practices when using emergency generators, the following websites may be helpful:
- U.S. Fire Administration – Portable Generator Safety
- American Red Cross – Generators
- Washington Military Department Emergency Management Division (EMD) – Using a Generator during Power Outages
- Public Health Seattle King County – Disaster response – Carbon monoxide poisoning (Chinese, Korean, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese)
- Puget Sound Energy - Service Alert – Safety Tips
Service Animal and Pet Emergency Preparedness
- American Red Cross – Tips for People with Service Animals (Arabic, Chinese,
Farsi, French, Hmong, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog,
Vietnamese) - The Humane Society of the United States- Animal Disaster Preparedness
County and Metropolitan Area Departments of Emergency Management
Emergency Management Planning Guide for Long-Term Care Facilities
County Hazard Identification Vulnerability Analyses
Earthquake Preparedness
You may obtain a copy of the California Office of Emergency Services’ publication, “Earthquake Preparedness Guidelines for Large Retirement Complexes and Large Residential Care Facilities” by contacting one of the following associations:
- Adult Family Home Association of Washington at 1-800-925-9794
- Washington Association of Housing and Services for the Aging (WAHSA), 253-964-8874
- Washington Health Care Association/Washington Center for Assisted Living (WHCA/WCAL), 1-800-562-6170
- Washington State Residential Care Council of Adult Family Homes (WSRCC), 1-888-439-8999
