title: Eldercare--the coming storm.
abstract: The author maintains that Long Term Care sites, specifically nursing homes, are the most vulnerable of healthcare facilities to natural and manmade disasters, and that casualties among the elderly in recent hurricanes and tornados have been greatly underestimated.
authors.affiliation: Center for Healthcare Emergency Readiness (CHCER), Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Blair
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004190:Disasters; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D009735:Nursing Homes; D012308:Risk Management; D014481:United States