In early April, FEMA will begin providing financial assistance for funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020, for deaths related to coronavirus (COVID-19) to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the pandemic. FEMA is moving rapidly to implement this funeral assistance program nationwide. “At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during, and after …
The department of Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs conducted a full committee hearing on April 12, 2021. Member statements from Chairman Gary C. Peters, D (MI) and ranking member Rob Portman, R (OH) made statements. The hearings were conducted as a follow-up to the country’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic to identify lessons learned so that in the event of …
FEMA has developed a PPE Preservation Planning Tool Guide, which is an instructional guide to be used with the PPE Preservation Planning Tool (PPEPP Tool). The PPEPP Tool is designed for user inputs leading to estimates of the benefits of preservation practices you may implement. The tool guide is designed to guide healthcare facilities, first responder services, and other impacted …
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, entities such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with intellectual Disabilities, long-term acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities and dedicated hospice facilities, collectively referred to as post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities, may need to adjust operations and standards of care in order to preserve and effectively allocate limited …
