Andy McGuireCT LTC-MAP Project ManagerFire & Emergency Management Consultant

Funded by: CT Department of Public Health

CONNECTICUT LONG TERM CARE MUTUAL AID PLAN (LTC-MAP)

� EMS / Fire / Police

� Local Emergency Management

� Division of Emergency Management

& Homeland Security (DEMHS)

� State and Local Public Health

� Hospitals

� Healthcare Coalitions (ESF 8)

11 Hospitals, 228 Nursing Homes and 34

Assisted Living Residences

Stakeholders

Healthcare Participants

Southern New England Mutual Aid Plan

~500 LTC / 30 Hospitals / 4 Rehab Hospitals

262 LTC / 11 Hospitals 152 LTC

Plan Operation is first within your town/city. Additional support will come from your region - then other regions in a widespread disaster.

REPORTING YOUR STATUS

Emergency Reporting

� A tool to assist the LTC Coordinating Center and Individual Facilities in identifying:+ Open Beds

+ Operational Issues at Healthcare Facilities

+ Available Transportation for: + Resident Transportation

+ Movement of Supplies and Equipment

+ Resources & Assets (needed)

+ Resources & Assets (you could provide):+ Equipment

+ Supplies

+ Staffing

� Facilities Grouped for Tracking

� Group 1: Reported No Issues (no actions taken /

not called)

� Group 2: Reported Issues (communicated with

between 1-2 times daily for situation updates and

resource needs)

� Group 3: Did Not Report – Considered “at risk”

until communicated with

� Drains resources when the facility is “OK” and

� did not report

� Purpose

� Key Definitions

� General Principles of Understanding

� Loaning of Staff, Equipment & Supplies

� Transfer / Evacuation of Residents

� Payer Process

� Term & Termination

Memorandum of Understanding

� Purpose

� Key Definitions

� General Principles of Understanding

� Loaning of Staff, Equipment & Supplies

� Transfer / Evacuation of Residents

� Payer Process

� Term & Termination

Memorandum of Understanding

Duty Officer

� Plan members (Steering Committee) from any of the 5 regions

� Take call for 1 month at a time

� Resource for all plan members in CT

� First call to a Disaster Struck Facility (DSF)

Steering Committee’s

� Meet 6 times per year� 3 face-to-face

� 3 conference calls

� Act as Responders to the Region’s LTC Coordinating Center

� Responsibility List – Liaison for all plan members in the region

� Follow up to Non-Reporting Facilities

Annual Disaster Exercises

� Monday, September 21, 2015 – Region 5

� Tuesday, September 22, 2015 – Region 1

� Thursday, September 24, 2015 – Region 3

� Friday, September 25, 2015 – Region 4

� Thursday, November 12, 2015 – Region 2

Questions?

Andy McGuire

amcguire@phillipsllc.com

860-793-8600 Office

203-648-7116 Cell

Offices in CA / CT / NY / OH / RI