Exercise Overview

This exercise will serve as an opportunity for the staff and management of skilled nursing, residential care, assisted living and long term care facilities to work together as part of their facility's Disaster Response Team to assess their capabilities of preparing for and responding to a Phase 6 Influenza Pandemic.

Caduceus Shield Exercise Initiative

The Pandemic Pandemonium - An Assisted Living Facility Tabletop Exercise is part of the national Caduceus Shield Exercise Initiative.

This exercise will be facilitated via an internet based application entitled ON-Line eXercise (ONX) System which will allow hospital management and staff to participate in the exercise from their normal base of operation.

Information on the ONX System can be found at ONXSystem.com.

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Testimonials

Health care providers have been participating in ONX System exercises since May 2010. View what health care providers and others are saying about using the ONX System.

CMS Emergency Preparedness Regulations, Standards and Guidance

All Caduceus Shield exercises are designed to meet the various emergency preparedness regulations, standards and guidance as outlined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Homeland Security Exercise & Evaluation Program

Caduceus Shield utilizes the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) system for exercise design, facilitation and evaluation.

HSEEP compliant Exercise Evaluation Guides (EEG) are utilized to assess the various planning / preparedness, response and recovery capabilities and capacity of facilities participating in all Caduceus Shield exercises.

After Action Report / Improvement Plan - Inject Response Report

An HSEEP compliant After Action Report / Improvement Plan (AAR / IP) is generated at the conclusion of all Caduceus Shield exercises. This report is based on an exercise specific Exercise Evaluation Guide and the observations and recommendations of an on-site evaluator. Each facility will need to provide an internal evaluator for the exercise.

In addition all responses to injects and descriptions of actions taken by exercise participants during a Caduceus Shield exercise are captured within the ONX System and exported to generate an Inject Response Report at the conclusion of the exercise.

Exercise Scenario

An outbreak of unusually severe respiratory illness is identified in a small village in southern China.

Over the next 45 to 60 days the outbreak becomes a devastating Phase 6 Influenza Pandemic affecting communities throughout the United States.

Exercise Participation Information