Emergency Preparedness for Nursing Homes and Assisted Living

LeadingAge Minnesota’s Emergency Preparedness Webinar Series is a four-part educational program designed to help assisted living and nursing home providers build and strengthen compliant, real-world emergency preparedness programs. Each session focuses on key components of CMS Appendix Z requirements—from understanding regulatory expectations and completing a hazard vulnerability analysis to developing policies, training staff, and conducting effective exercises. Designed for all experience levels, the series offers practical guidance, tools, and strategies that translate regulatory requirements into actionable steps, helping organizations move beyond written plans toward true readiness and survey success.

Resources

Part 1 – The Basics

An introductory webinar that explains the fundamentals of emergency preparedness, highlights key regulatory requirements, and familiarizes participants with an emergency operations plan template and CMS crosswalk.

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Part 2 – Completing a Hazard Vulnerability Analysis – Coming Soon!

A practical webinar focused on completing a Hazard Vulnerability Analysis, using available tools and resources, and applying the results to guide effective emergency preparedness planning.

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Part 3 – Drafting Emergency Policies, Plans, and Procedures – Coming Soon!

A hands-on webinar that guides participants in using HVA data to develop emergency preparedness policies, procedures, and hazard-specific annexes.

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Part 4 – Designing Staff Training and Exercises – Coming Soon!

A capstone webinar that covers how to design CMS-compliant staff training programs, meet exercise requirements, and effectively conduct preparedness exercises.

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