"You Just Forge Ahead": The Continuing Challenges of Disaster Preparedness and Response in Long-Term Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Protecting nursing home and assisted living community residents during disasters continues to be a challenge. The present study explores the experiences of long-term care facilities in Florida that were exposed to Hurricane Irma in 2017.

Research design and methods

We used an abductive approach, combining induction and deduction. Interviews and focus groups beginning in May 2018 were conducted by telephone and in person with 89 administrative staff members representing 100 facilities (30 nursing homes and 70 assisted living communities). Analyses identified themes and subthemes. Findings were further analyzed using the social ecological model to better understand the preparedness and response of nursing homes and assisted living communities to Hurri

SUBMITTER: Peterson LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8600546 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature