Evaluating California nursing homes' emergency preparedness for wildfire exposure
Festa N, Heaphy N, Throgmorton K, Canavan M, Gill T. Evaluating California nursing homes' emergency preparedness for wildfire exposure. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 895-902. PMID: 36541045, PMCID: PMC10023274, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing homesRisk of exposureNursing home managementCalifornia nursing homesEmergency preparednessFacility preparednessCommunity disaster planningMedian numberExposure statusSignificant associationHome managementMedicaid ServicesRiskGreater percentageExposureDeficiencySample of centresExposure riskAssociationHomePreparednessRisk areasAssessment of Regional Nursing Home Preparedness for and Regulatory Responsiveness to Wildfire Risk in the Western US
Festa N, Throgmorton K, Davis-Plourde K, Dosa D, Chen K, Zang E, Kelly J, Gill T. Assessment of Regional Nursing Home Preparedness for and Regulatory Responsiveness to Wildfire Risk in the Western US. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2320207. PMID: 37358851, PMCID: PMC10293909, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.20207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyNursing homesNursing home characteristicsMean survival timeUS nursing homesGreater mean numberPrimary outcomeUS CentersExposure statusMAIN OUTCOMEElevated riskSurvival timeSurvival analysisPresence of deficienciesMore deficienciesRisk statusEmergency preparednessHome characteristicsMean numberRiskPreparedness standardsDeficiencyResponsivenessHigh percentageOutcomes