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University of Michigan Health System
Pandemic flu: Most nursing homes don't have a plan
August 5th, 2008
If an influenza pandemic hits the United States, acute care hospitals are likely to be overwhelmed. Nursing homes may then be expected to assist with the patient overflow, but a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that many are not prepared for such a task. Of the more than 400 nursing homes in the study, just 23 percent had a specific pandemic influenza plan. Another quarter of the nursing homes had a pandemic response incorporated into an overall disaster response plan. And more than half – 52 percent – did not have any pandemic plan. "If nursing homes are called upon to serve as alternative care centers for...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-05)
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