2018 NADRC: Disaster Planning Toolkit for People Living with Dementia (September 2018) (PDF) | NADRC

2018 NADRC: Disaster Planning Toolkit for People Living with Dementia (September 2018) (PDF) | NADRC

Disaster preparedness for people living with dementia

Many parts of the country have already begun to experience extreme summer weather conditions, such as wildfires. To prepare for weather-related or other emergencies, caregivers of people with dementia should make special preparations. The Administration for Community Living developed a disaster planning toolkit for people with dementia to support caregiver planning. The toolkit provides information on the following topics: Considerations for planning for a disaster, with tips for people with dementia who live alone Worksheets to fill in important contacts, medical conditions, and care needs An emergency supplies checklist Planning tips for after a disaster Tips for communication and responding to dementia symptoms Additionally, in a best practices report from CMS, 5 tribal nursing homes explain what they do to prepare for emergencies.