More than a quarter of state survey agencies lack adequate emergency preparedness skills, a new federal report shows. Partnering with other agencies and skilled nursing facilities could be a solution ...

How recently a nursing home was last surveyed is a better predictor of emergency weather preparedness than safety regulation compliance alone, new research finds. That’s a key finding from a ...

The increasing frequency and severity of natural and technological disasters have underscored the need for robust disaster preparedness within the healthcare system. In this context, nursing education ...

Nursing home operators have learned a lot from the recent severe winter storms which spanned 24 states and subjected states like Oklahoma to minus 20 ...

The City of Taunton announced a coordinated outreach effort to all nursing homes and assisted living facilities after the fire at a facility in Fall River. Representatives from the fire department and ...

The University of Wyoming’s Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing recently implemented comprehensive disaster management leadership training, preparing 39 undergraduate nursing students to respond ...

FEMA has released a report providing an overview of the nation’s current disaster risk and capability landscape. The 13th annual National Preparedness Report (NPR) outlines progress toward achieving ...

MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners, today announced the launch ...

A small group of BYU nursing students traveled to Japan this summer with professor Ryan Rasmussen, graduate program coordinator Craig Nuttall and visiting faculty Hiromi Tobe to visit the Ishikawa ...