Program Area: Social Research, Policy, and Practice
Lindsay Peterson, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Director, Long-term Care Internships Administration and Aging Sciences Internship Program and Interim Director of the Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging
School of Aging Studies
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, United States
Ross Andel, PhD, FGSA
Professor
School of Aging Studies
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, United States
Sue Anne Bell, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Cassandra Hua, PhD
Investigator
Health Services, Policy, and Practice
Brown University School of Public Health
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Dylan Jester, PhD, MPH
Postdoctoral fellow
Department of Psychiatry
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, California, United States
Sara Hackett, PhD
Assistant Professor Of Instruction
School of Aging Studies
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, United States
Lindsay Peterson, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Director, Long-term Care Internships Administration and Aging Sciences Internship Program and Interim Director of the Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging
School of Aging Studies
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, United States
David Dosa, MD, MPH (he/him/his)
Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice
Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
A thread common to all disasters is the effect on human health that results when the health care infrastructure and delivery of health services are disrupted. This view has reinforced the importance of an all “all-hazards approach” to preparedness, whereby disaster response planning incorporates principles common to all events and can be adapted to specific contingencies. Preparing for and responding to a disaster in long-term care (LTC) requires a broad view of multiple events that can disrupt daily life and needed services for LTC residents (e.g. hurricanes, pandemics). This symposium will examine the effects of varied emergency events on older adults residing in nursing homes (NHs) and assisted living communities (ALCs) using quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The first presentation will discuss morbidity and mortality of NH residents exposed to Hurricane Harvey (Texas). The second is an investigation of NH direct care staffing during the recent Winter Storm Uri (Texas). The third presentation qualitatively explores the challenges of providing care to residents living with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic, based on interviews with Florida NH and ALC administrators. The fourth quantitatively and qualitatively explores issues related to resident-to-resident contact restrictions in Florida ALCs. Finally, we will discuss the application of the 4Ms Age Friendly framework (What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility) to disaster preparedness in LTC. This symposium will provide information that can be used to develop or revise public policies to improve preparedness for and response to a range of emergency events in NHs and ALCs.
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Cassandra L. Hua, PhD – Brown University School of Public Health
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Dylan J. Jester, PhD, MPH – University of California San Diego
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Sara E. Hackett, PhD – University of South Florida
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Lindsay J. Peterson, PhD – University of South Florida
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: David M. Dosa, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Brown University