Abstract
Nursing home residents are vulnerable to disproportionate harm during disasters and health emergencies, as evidenced by the recent impact of COVID-19 and extreme weather events. Evaluation of these disasters shows that the nursing homes in question were often in compliance with relevant regulations around emergency planning. However, advance planning for disasters cannot anticipate every contingency, leading to the need for flexibility and quick adaptation on the part of nursing home leaders. In addition, disasters often involve larger, regional problems and situations that individual providers cannot solve. We suggest that policy makers need to prioritize development and expectations around leadership skills in nursing home management and better integrate the long-term care sector into local, state, and federal public health planning for future pandemics and other disasters.
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