Home Health & Hospice Week

Emergency Preparedness:

HHAs, Hospices Grapple With Hurricane Impact

For now, surveys are suspended in the Carolinas. Home care providers pray that they will never have to use their emergency preparedness plans, but that day eventually comes for some. This time, it’s when Hurricane Florence dumped heavy rains on the Carolinas and southern Virginia. Background: On Sept. 12, HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar issued a Public Health Emergency (PHE) [...]
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