Legionella prevention and water safety

AHCA Emergency Preparedness Final Rule Four Part Webinar Series

Emergency Preparedness Requirements – Part IV

Legionnaires’ disease is caused by a type of bacterium called Legionella. Those at risk include persons who are at least 50 years old, smokers, or those with underlying medical conditions such as chronic lung disease or immunosuppression. Outbreaks have been linked to poorly maintained water systems in buildings with large or complex water systems including hospitals and long-term care facilities. Transmission can occur via aerosols from devices such as showerheads, cooling towers, hot tubs, and decorative fountains.

The webinar will include an overview of the training and testing requirements, by addressing what are full-scale and table top exercises, how to find gaps in your plans and organizing training for all staff members. Providers will need to be in compliance by November 2017. This is the third webinar in the four-part webinar series AHCA will hold this year on the emergency preparedness rule.

This Power Point presentation will provide the necessary information to inspect doors for safety.

This risk assessment has been developed to comply with the NFPA 99 (2012 Edition) risk-based process.

New Emergency Preparedness Requirements – Part II in the Webinar Series

Life Safety Code section 7.2.1.15.2 requires all fire and smoke doors to be inspected and tested annually. This helpful checklist serves as a vital tool to perform a annual inspection.

The California Association of Health Facilities and the American Health Care Association have put together a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (ICF/IID) Emergency Preparedness CMS Final Rule table summary.

On Thursday, February 9th, from 1 – 2PM EST, AHCA, with guest speaker Jocelyn Montgomery, RN, and Director of Clinical Affairs at the California Association Health Facilities, will hold a webinar on the new emergency preparedness final rule impacting Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), Nursing Facilities (NF) and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID).

This webinar will discuss "defend- in- place" methodology and will review code requirements and discuss code changes relating to fire safety in memory care and assisted living communities.