Audience: Owners, operators, and staff of long-term care facilities Approvals/Accreditation: - NAB Approval – #0122013-1.25-5018-dl for 1.25 clock hours for Residential Care/Assisted Living. NOTE: not approved for nursing home administrator licensing
- Oklahoma – Approved by Seretean Wellness Center as elective for Initial or Renewal of Residential Care Administrator Certificates. Click here for details on specific requirements.
- All other states – Check your licensing regulations for your specific requirements. In most states, our courses satisfy administrator/staff continuing education requirements.
Introduction:In a fire, your residents depend on you to keep them safe. The purpose of this training is to help you develop, practice and evaluate a fire emergency plan for your assisted living facility. Developing a plan and practicing it regularly will help prevent death and injury in a fire. Objectives: At the end of this course, you will be able to: - Identify the importance of fire emergency planning in assisted living and why residents are at increased risk of death and injury from fire;
- Identify the steps you should take to develop and implement a fire emergency plan or to modify and improve an existing plan;
- Train staff and residents to react correctly in a fire emergency, and;
- Evaluate and improve your fire emergency plan.
Course Topics: In this program, you will learn about: - The Need for Fire Emergency Planning
- Developing A Plan
- Practicing Your Plan
- Evaluating Your Plan
Course Authors: This course was adapted from Fire Safety for the Eldery, a video/print training program consisting of eight modules written by Bonnie L. Walker, PhD. The curriculum was developed by an interdisciplinary team of experts including: John L. Bryan, Ed D, Chairperson of the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland; Harry Bradley, BS, PE, Maryland State Fire Marshal; Harold D. Hicks, BS, PE, Atlantic Code Consultants; Susan Shemanski Harrington, MS, PE, Fire Protection Engineer; Terezie Bohrer, RN, MSW, Director of Disability Support Services, Prince George’s County Health Department; Marjorie Owens, MSW, Housing Coordinator for Project Home, Maryland Department of Human Resources; Darolyn Thomas, BS, Melwood Vocational Training; Edward Ansello, PhD, Director of the Virginia Center on Aging; Sandra Fitzler, Hillhaven Corporation; J. Michael Thompson, BS, PE, Gage-Babcock Associates; Jean Zink, BS, Center on Aging, University of Maryland; Mayer Zimmerman, MS, Health Care Financing Administration; Terry G. Summons, MS, Bowie Department of Human Services; and Kenneth Beck, PhD, Director of Research at the Safety Education Center, University of Maryland. The CBT and Web versions of this program were developed by Harrington Software Associates, Inc, funded by a grant from NIA 2 R44 AG26183, Web-Based Fire Safety Training for Board and Care Staff.
This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators (NAB) and approved for 1.25 clock hours for Residential Care/Assisted Living (RCAL). |
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