Virtually Facilitated Tabletop Exercise
for Skilled Nursing Facilities

See Date and Time Options Below

These facilitated, virtual, tabletop exercises with functional elements will meet the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirement for one annual, full-scale, community-based exercise. The scenario will focus on a cybersecurity threat with information technology failure, a commonly identified hazard in a facility Hazard Vulnerability Analysis. Participants will be encouraged to take action to test a functional element of their plan, such as testing their communications plan (internal or external), completing the Incident Action Plan Quick Start form, or contacting community partners for clarification on their roles and responsibilities. The exercise will be controlled virtually while participants gather in their own skilled nursing facility with their leadership team and invited community partners. 

Dates and Registration

Register for Only One Virtual Tabletop Exercise Session.

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Objectives

Participants will:

• Analyze the Emergency Operations Plan for elements of operational coordination, operational communication and continuity of operations (COOP), with an emphasis on triggers for shelter in place vs evacuation, to identify gaps in plans or policies.   
• Collaborate with the leadership team and community partners to respond to a realistic emergency scenario.
• Identify opportunities for improvement in plans, training, education or equipment.  

Speaker(s)

• Aimee Wollman Nesseth, M.Div, MS, Optima EP​
• Brian Kaczmarski, BS, MPH, Optima EP  

Register

• Register by clicking on the date you would like to attend. 
• You will receive a confirmation email with additional information.
  • You will also receive a second meeting appointment by email from Jennifer Yanke, jyanke@metastar.com, for the pre-work meeting. 
• Note: This email may go to your spam or junk folder.

Questions?