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Curious how independent and assisted living seniors navigate emergency preparedness for natural disasters.
For assisted seniors, I understand the caregiver/nurse/assistant living in the house (versus a facility/community) would be the captain of that ship; how is the ship prepared & evacuation practiced? How can neighbors assist?
For independent seniors, living in their own home or in a community, what is the plan? I realize owning & living in a home/condo is different than living in a large community with a residential office & property staff. Curious how independents prepare before the alarm rings. What neighborhood resources do you use? Thank you!

I' ve always tried to stay somewhat prepared for minor setbacks my father instilled this in me as we were growing up. a He always have a backup for heating especially. I've been kinda sort of prepping. With solar chargeable gadgets like flashlights and a radio that not only solar charges but has a hand crank on it as well. Watching You Tube videos is a great place to start , They have usuful list so you can create to add a little as you go, or go shopping and stock up. Most important get what you like or may need. Lets take Sardines, while at the top of alot of peoples list YUCK yuck yuck they may be a rich source of something, but no thanks I'm sure I can find a suitable replacement. The key is get what you like and whats important for you and who your careing for. Thanks S.S.
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This is something I thought about a lot when my sister and I were caregiving my quadriplegic father. The thought of trying to successfully weather a natural disaster (like a major earthquake here in California 😬) with a frail senior in tow was nerve-racking.

But we took small steps of preparedness that I think made sense: buying and maintaining basic earthquake supplies (dried food, stored water and water purification supplies, etc), battery-powered lanterns and a charged-up power supply for power outages, etc. etc. Fire extinguishers, including one in Dad’s bedroom.
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We had ice this past winter. I asked staff at my mom's Memory Care how they handled that. She said there are beds on site for staff so they stay overnight if needed and they have enough food for everyone. I also noticed in the last two years they put in what looks like a generator and another backup heating source. I was very pleased at the steps they took before anything could happen. The MC is within town limits so they would get power back on more quickly than one that was farther out.
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CaringBee 7 hours ago
Thank you! I was also curious about seniors in Memory Care. Glad the staff have beds for themselves to stay overnight. Curious if the MC staff and residents have practiced an evacuation drill. My in-laws, in independent living, participated in a fire drill evacuation, and they had a rude awakening. When the loud alarm rang, they soon realized that their bodies & minds weren’t moving as quickly as they did 32 years ago during the ‘94 Northridge earthquake. So we were thankful to learn a new strategy.
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