At least 11 people have reportedly died and over 30 have been injured in a fire at a nursing home in Bosnia The fire broke out on the eighth floor of the building in Tulza, just after 8:45 p.m. local ...

The University of Wyoming’s Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing recently implemented comprehensive disaster management leadership training, preparing 39 undergraduate nursing students to respond ...

A Senate inquiry faulted state and federal oversight in fatal heatstrokes and chaotic evacuations at nursing homes after last year’s hurricanes, calling for tougher disaster preparedness standards ...

Nursing homes must be better integrated into overall emergency response infrastructure and incorporate better leaders in disaster-response to head off future catastrophes, a new research paper argues.

Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration is backing a law change that could allow nursing homes to continue to operate even after state officials deemed their disaster and evacuation plans inadequate.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may soon intensify its reform agenda focus on emergency planning, one of many areas targeted in President Biden’s 21-point nursing home plan unveiled ...

CHESTER, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Undergraduate nursing students at Widener University tested how well they would respond to a natural disaster during a disaster simulation on Wednesday. It was held on ...

The simulation involved the aftermath of a tornado. “The event was held … with the lights off, tables and chairs knocked over, and even tree branches on the floor to make the scenario as lifelike as ...

Kentucky has a state regulation requiring nursing homes and assisted living facilities to have written plans and procedures to meet all potential emergencies and disasters, but how each organization ...

ADRIAN — Siena Heights University’s Adrian campus was the scene of a mock disaster simulation Oct. 27 that saw more than 20 trained bicyclists involved in a mass collision and pileup. Luckily, for ...