Assisted Living Communities During Hurricane Irma: The Decision to Evacuate or Shelter in Place and Resident Acuity.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the factors associated with whether assisted living communities (ALCs) in Florida evacuated or sheltered in place for Hurricane Irma in 2017, focusing on license type as a proxy for acuity of care.

Design

Cross-sectional study using data collected by the state through its emergency reporting system and a post-hurricane survey.

Setting and participants

Analyses included all 3112 ALCs in the emergency reporting system. A subset of 1880 that completed the survey provided supplementary data.

Methods

χ² tests were used to examine differences between ALC characteristics (license type, size, payment, profit status, rural location, geographical region, and being under an evacuation order) and whether they evacuated. Logistic regress

SUBMITTER: Peterson LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7396303 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature