During a disaster, you care for patients who do not require hospitalization or cannot be admitted into overwhelmed health care facilities. Depleted supplies, personnel shortages, and other challenges during times of crisis may strain your ability to address your patients’ needs. Good preparedness planning is essential for ensuring that the needs of patients and caregivers are met in the most effective and professional manner possible.  The resources below are to assist organizations in becoming emergency ready.

• Administration on Aging’s Emergency Assistance Guidance
• Centers for Disease Control Emergency Preparedness

FEMA

• Resources for Private Sector
• Information for People with Disabilities
• Ready.gov
• State Emergency Preparedness Resources
• US Department of Agriculture
• US Department of Homeland Security
• US Food and Drug Administration