title: Preparing for the unexpected: violence in the home care environment, one agency's story.
abstract: Home care and hospice agencies, bound by regulations, prepare for emergencies and disasters by creating policies and protocols for management of emergency situations, perhaps conducting table top or other types of drills, and discussing hazards likely to impact home care. Is this preparation merely an exercise to meet a requirement, or is it life-saving preparation? For one home care agency, the emergency exercise saved the day as the scenario enacted in the drill was actually lived out a few weeks after the exercise-a scenario the agency leaders hoped they would never face. This account explores how the agency prepared to meet the emergent situation and details lessons learned in the aftermath.
authors: Systems Operations and Support, Carilion Clinic Home Care, Carilion Clinic Hospice, 1615 Franklin Rd., Roanoke, VA 24016, USA. svbrowning@carilionclinic.org
authors: Sarah Via
authors: SV
authors: Browning
authors: Rebecca Culver
authors: RC
authors: Clark
authors: Roger E
authors: RE
authors: Glick
mesh_terms: D002959:Civil Defense; D004630:Emergencies; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D064450:Workplace Violence