Long-Term Services and Supports Technical Assistance Center

The Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Technical Assistance Center guides American Indian and Alaska Native audiences in planning and implementing programs to care for their elders and people with disabilities.

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Emergency preparedness for home care

Fall seems primed for natural disasters, like hurricanes and tropical storms. Share the following emergency preparedness recommendations with caregivers to help them protect patients in home care who have mobility, cognitive, and technological limitations.

Create an emergency preparedness kit, identify an alternative power source for medical devices, and set transportation plans
Provide care instructions to trusted people
Ensure the local emergency management agency has the person you provide care for listed as someone who may need assistance during a disaster
If the person you provide care for needs certain facility services, like dialysis, find out how that facility plans to provide care in case of emergencies
Plan how the person you care for can communicate if their assistive technology devices stop working
Have an extra cane, walker, or manual wheelchair available for those with limited mobility