Joint Provider Fire Marshal will be online this year on July 29th

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this program, the participants will:

  • Identify the needs of older adults in an emergency setting and explore how organizations and the community can help to increase the preparedness and resiliency of older adults during an emergency
  • Build community relationships for information sharing, resource sharing and increased communications that will assist during and emergency event through regional planning
  • Identify gaps in relationships and resource sharing specific to COVID-19
  • How to start your disaster training beginning with NIMS (National Incident Management System)
  • Utilizing NHICS ( Nursing Home Incident Command System)
  • Creating your HVA (Hazard Vulnerability Assessment) tailored to your facility’s needs
  • Know the top fire safety citations in adult care facilities with a view toward lessening their prevalence
  • The importance of unified messaging, cross-training, communications, planning resources, and relationships building during an emergency
  • How and what your local emergency manager can do for your facility at the local and state level
  • Emergency management disaster response efforts to COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Future Planning
  • Defining health care coalitions and their role during COVID-19 and other emergencies
  • Identifying critical contacts to establish prior to an emergency

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Stephanie Gfeller, MS, LACHA is the Director of Education and Leadership. Stephanie joined the association in 2019 and oversees the development of our education programs, writes and manages all of our federal grant programs, and leads our Center for Leadership program. With her master’s degree in Gerontology from Kansas State University, adult care home administrator license, experience as a researcher and instructor at the K State Center on Aging, and endless creativity, Stephanie is ideally suited to her leadership role in our field. Outside of work Stephanie enjoys reading, supporting her kids at all their activities, serving as a 4-H club leader, and being outside helping on her family farm. You can reach Stephanie directly at 785.670.8047.