Thursday, 7 February 2013

What Is Nursing Home Incident Command System


Whenever an incident or an event happens, be it large or small, or if it is an emergency, it requires certain management functions. These functions include encountering of the problem, its evaluation, remedy plan for it and the essential resources required. This whole planning system is known as nursing home incident command system.
One of the major components in the successful implementation of this problem is management by objectives. This includes both the control and operational period objectives. The ICS is not a very old system as it was developed in the year 1970’s. The need for it was evolved in the evaluation of major incidents which revealed:
Management of the incident was failing because:
  • Lack of communication due to conflicting terminology.
  • Lack of personnel accountability
  • Inefficient planning process
Due to these reasons, ICS was developed to manage the emergencies, planned events, and incidents effectively. Avoiding any duplication, providing logistical and administrative support, etc.
After its initiation, it was developed for different sectors like health ICS, fire ICS, etc. for effective and better management of the incidents.

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