Personal Preparedness for Older Adults & Their Caregivers

Many informational resources and tools exist to help older adults and their caregivers prepare for emergencies and disasters.

Personal Preparedness

• Preparedness Resources for Individuals, Families, and Caregivers
  Administration on Aging
• Disaster Preparedness Guide for Elders [PDF–1.1M]
  Florida Department of Elder Affairs
• Disaster Preparedness Guide for Seniors, by Seniors [PDF–2M]
  American Red Cross
• Disaster Planning Tips for Older Adults and their Families [PDF–108K]
  CDC Healthy Aging Program
• Ready.gov: Older Americans
  Ready.gov, Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Flu.gov: Seniors and the Flu
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Older Floridians Handbook: Laws and Programs Affecting Older Floridians [PDF–964K]
  Florida Justice Institute, Inc., with Carlton Fields and the Florida Department of Elder Affairs
• Disaster Preparedness Tip Sheets for Seniors
  California Department of Aging
  Includes information about coping with:
  • Floods
  • Hot weather
  • Winter
  • Earthquakes
  • Power outages
  • Wildfires

  Information provided in multiple languages.

Medication

• Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP)
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Emergency Preparedness and Your Health: Tips from the Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists [PDF–101K]
  Louisiana Society of Health Systems Pharmacists
• Safe Drug Use After a Natural Disaster
  U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Preparedness for People with Pets

• Preparedness for People with Pets
  Ready.gov

Protecting Older Adults from Frauds and Scams

• Fraud Target: Senior Citizens
  Federal Bureau of Investigation

General Assistance for Older Adults

• Eldercare Locator
  Eldercare.gov, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services