Long-Term Care Planning, Preparedness, and Response Among Rural Long-Term Care Providers.
Tiffany A RadcliffJennifer A HorneyAram DobalianBlanca O MacarenoUmar Y KabirCody PriceColten J StricklandPublished in: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness (2020)
More than two decades into efforts to increase preparedness of health care systems to all hazards, rural LTC facilities still face challenges related to communication and coordination. Agencies at the federal, state, and local level should include input from rural LTC stakeholders to address gaps in communication and coordination and increase their disaster resilience.