Geriatric Mental Health Disaster and Emergency Preparedness

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Choose solutions Review literature to identify available evidence for the effi cacy of chosen solutions Implement the solutions Chapter 13 The Interdisciplinary Treatment Team 257 Develop support group in collaboration with faith-based group Establish buddy system with practice drills and role-playing exercises Develop rituals/defensive habits; defi ne and link types of threats with tailored corresponding responses Develop resource manual of what people have learned from previous terrorist threats and disasters Develop system for assessing individual needs, medications, hydration, mental health, and social supports to determine which older persons are on psychotropics, dialysis, life support, oxygen, etc. Develop checklist to rate psychiatric/medical vulnerability Contact and involve public service professionals Develop survival kit and educate older persons about its function and use Help older persons create their individual Go Bag, a component of a disaster survival kit which includes comfort items such as sleeping bag, whistle, hand/foot and body warmers, etc., tailored to their needs 1. Develop a disaster preparedness geriatric mental health support group. 2. Develop/identify assessment tools to identify people at risk during disasters. Team members volunteer to conduct literature search Volunteer team members agree to report back to team by a specifi c date. Volunteers compile evidence-based information on chosen solutions. 1. Develop disaster preparedness geriatric mental health support group. n Main goal: To educate older participants and staff about disaster preparedness and discuss related issues. Older members/ residents meet once a week for 8 weeks. Staff meet once a month for 4 months. n Educational program focuses on coping skills in disasters. Older members program (Continued )
258 Geriatric Mental Health Disaster and Emergency Preparedness SUMMARY OF INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OUTCOMES FOR THE STEPS EXERCISE (Continued ) STEPS PROCESS TEAM OUTCOMES/DECISIONS/ACTIONS Table 13.2 develops survival strategies and prepares survival kits, Go Bags, etc. Faith-based support involves inviting members to share their spirituality/faith and partner with someone of the same beliefs/faith. “Iron Sharpens Iron” model. Establish buddy system. n Staff program develops team contract and discusses fears and how to cope. Use stress management program by Toner & Meyer, 2008. n Caregivers program: develop plan for members; invite family and caregivers to workshops; prepare survival kits, Go Bags, etc. Seek donations from community. Establish buddy system: Assess older persons and establish partnering of vulnerable with less vulnerable for support in crisis. n Public educational seminars. Develop and deliver disaster seminars and involve community. Reach out to clergy, fi re and police departments, community activists, Area Agencies on Aging, emergency response organizations. 2. Develop/identify assessment tools to identify older people at risk during disasters. n Main goal: To develop an assessment tool to identify older residents and others in the community who are particularly at risk during disasters. n Assessment tool should be brief and to the point. No more than 10 questions. Target recipients: Older people with higher needs (i.e., oxygen, wheelchairs, and others at high risk) are target. Target settings: homebound, senior centers nutrition program attendees, etc. Integrate tool into existing tools. n Assessment tool questions about physical needs and medications
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Dedicated to Flo Aaroe, who personi
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Contributors xi Foreword by Robert
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14 Geriatric Assessment for Differe
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xii Contributors Terry Fulmer, PhD,
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Foreword With the increase in the n
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Preface The rage you feel does more
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1 A Primer for Disaster and Emergen
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