This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $335,000 to Yale University to conduct a retrospective cohort study evaluating the impact of nursing home emergency preparedness on resident health outcomes following exposure to Hurricane Michael in 2018. The key objectives of the 2-year project are to: 1) identify critical emergency preparedness deficiencies most predictive of adverse resident outcomes, 2) assess whether noncompliance with these critical standards modifies the impact of hurricane exposure on resident outcomes, and 3) evaluate whether private nursing home ownership is associated with worse post-disaster outcomes mediated by noncompliance. The study will leverage CMS and NOAA data to analyze facility-level and resident-level outcomes across 1,423 nursing homes, 317 of which were exposed to the hurricane. This research aims to provide empirical evidence on modifiable factors that can be targeted by nursing home staff and regulators to improve resident resiliency to severe weather events.
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