Improving Long-Term Care Facility Disaster Preparedness and Response A Literature Review

The authors conducted a literature review of studied interventions or facility attributes that affect disaster outcomes in long-term care facilities (LTCF) and their residents from 1974 through September 30, 2015. They note that the following may improve outcomes: integrated and coordinated disaster planning; staff training; careful consideration before governments order mandatory evacuations; anticipation of the increased medical needs of LTCF residents following a disaster; and the need for more outcomes research.