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Function and response of nursing facilities during community disaster.

Debra Saliba1, Joan Buchanan, Raynard S Kington.   

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: We sought to describe the role and function of nursing facilities after disaster.
METHODS: We surveyed administrators at 144 widely dispersed nursing facilities after the Los Angeles Northridge earthquake.
RESULTS: Of the 113 (78%) nursing facilities that responded (11 365 beds), 23 sustained severe damage, 5 closed (625 beds), and 72 lost vital services. Of 87 nursing facilities implementing disaster plans, 56 cited problems that plans did not adequately address, including absent staff, communication problems, and insufficient water and generator fuel. Fifty-nine (52%) reported disaster-related admissions from hospitals, nursing facilities, and community residences. Nursing facilities received limited postdisaster assistance. Five months after the earthquake, only half of inadequate nursing facility disaster plans had been revised.
CONCLUSIONS: Despite considerable disaster-related stresses, nursing facilities met important community needs. To optimize disaster response, community-wide disaster plans should incorporate nursing facilities.

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Year:  2004        PMID: 15284056      PMCID: PMC1448468          DOI: 10.2105/ajph.94.8.1436

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Am J Public Health        ISSN: 0090-0036            Impact factor:   9.308


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