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Emergency Preparedness

The Comprehensive Emergency Preparedness Resource Guide for Home Care & Hospice Agencies

The Home Care & Hospice Association of NJ (HCHANJ) has designed this resource guide so that home care and hospice providers can educate and prepare themselves, their patients, and their agencies for a wide range of disaster situations. 

This resource guide is divided into eight sections:

  1. Assessments
  2. Incident Command System
  3. Business Continuity Planning
  4. Emergency Plan by Event
  5. Exercises
  6. HIPAA and Disasters
  7. Succession Plans
  8. Resource Contact Information

Information was gathered from the NJ Office of Preparedness and Response, Occupational Safety Health Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, ASPR TRACIE, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

We hope you will use this manual to be better prepared as a company – and to help your patients and their families become better prepared. As always, we encourage your feedback on this resource and your input into future initiatives

Further Resources for Businesses in New Jersey


LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS

STATE-WIDE RESOURCES

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)

AMERICAN RED CROSS

U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS AND HOME SAFETY


Stay Informed

Office of Emergency Management NJ County Coordinators 

Learn Vital Skills

Situational Awareness & De-escalation Training


Request specialized training for members of your home care or hospice organization by Arcuri Group LLC. Reach out to nancy@homecarenj.org to request an in-person or virtual training session. Training is funded by the Emergency Preparedness Grant awarded by the New Jersey Department of Health to the Home Care Foundation of NJ.

Trainings come with 3.3 total hours of nursing CEs. 

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