From the Agency for Health Care Quality, this document reports on a series of focus groups conducted to collect information about disaster and bioterrorism related planning activities among nursing homes in five States -- North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Utah -- and Southern California. The aims of the focus groups include:
• Determine if nursing home administrators have prepared and trained staff on disaster plans, including bioterrorism response
• Assess the special needs of the elderly population in nursing home settings during a public health emergency
• Determine if nursing homes are able to accommodate patient flows from acute care hospitals or provide other resources
• Assess the impact of State regulations on the ability of nursing homes to offer support and/or surge capacity
http://www.ahrq.gov/prep/nursinghomes/nhomerep.pdf
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