Continuing Education Sessions

Session 24 | Challenges of All-hazard Emergency Planning and Response in Assisted Living Facilities

Day: Monday, August 1
Time: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Type/Topic: Assisted Living

Session Summary

Research from the University of South Florida's SAFEHAVEN II grant will be used to describe the challenges facing assisted living facilities in emergency situations and lessons learned from administrative staff. These include results of analyses concerning the effects on residents, including mortality and emergency department use after Hurricane Irma, and results of interviews with 90 administrative staff from facilities of varying size, type and locations concerning hurricane and pandemic preparedness.

Presenters

Lindsay Peterson

Interim Director, Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging, School of Aging Studies | University of South Florida

About the Presenter

Lindsay Peterson is a Research Assistant Professor in the School of Aging Studies at USF. She serves as Project Manager and Co-Investigator on the SAFEHAVEN II grant, whose purpose is to examine the effects of Hurricane Irma and the COVID-19 pandemic on skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Florida.