Course Details:

The mission of the South Carolina Long Term Care Emergency Preparedness Educational Program (SC LTCEPEP) is to provide caregivers and administrators with critical knowledge, skills, and abilities related to disaster and emergency management decision-making skills by providing preparedness training to CMS certified long term care facility staff members.

This is a three-year program from 2021 – 2024. The first year featured a basic course offered eight times, two per healthcare coalition. The second year featured the basic course and advanced course, offered 4 times each. This allows each healthcare coalition to host one basic course and one advanced course. The third year, running from October 2023 to March 2024, includes the same basic and advanced course offering numbers, 4 each, with locations swapped from year two.

Due to the program’s funding source, these courses are open to professionals representing CMS certified long term care facilities only (i.e. nursing homes), NOT personal care homes, assisted living facilities, hospice, or memory care centers.

If you have any questions regarding eligibility or registration, contact us at scltc@uga.edu


Course Descriptions:

The educational program features two course versions- Basic and Advanced. Completion of the Basic Course is not required before taking the Advanced Course.

Emergency Preparedness Basic Course

8:30am – 3:30pm
A free, one day, 6 hour course featuring information on common hazards and threats, the SC LTC survey process, E-tag trends, community partner integration, emergency preparedness plans and hazard vulnerability analysis, policies and procedures, communication plans, training and testing, and exercise design.

Emergency Preparedness Advanced Course

8:30am – 3:30pm
A free, one day, 6 hour course course featuring in-depth information on the emergency management cycle, emergency plans, the SC LTC survey process, E-tag trends, community partner integration, policies and procedures, communication plans, training and testing, and exercise design.


Course Schedule: October 2023 – March 2024

Click here to download the course schedule flyer. Each healthcare coalition will offer two in-person courses, one Basic Course and one Advanced Course.

Upstate
Midlands
Pee Dee
Lowcountry
Basic

Nov. 10, 2023
Greenville, SC

Basic

Feb. 9, 2024
Columbia, SC

Basic

Jan. 25, 2024
Florence, SC

Basic

Oct. 12, 2023
North Charleston, SC

Advanced

Jan. 26, 2024
Greenwood, SC

Advanced

Nov. 9, 2023
Rock Hill, SC

Advanced

Feb. 8, 2024
Myrtle Beach, SC

Advanced

Mar. 21, 2024
Bluffton, SC


Course Resources:

Click the links below to access course resources.

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