Meals on Wheels NSW has developed a toolkit for help with preparing older people for emergencies.
The kit consists of:
- Home Visiting Emergency Readiness Discussion tool – a step-by-step process for home support providers to use when discussing emergency preparedness with their clients, including referral pathways to emergency services.
- Leave-behind client resources – based on the NSW Office of Emergency Management’s Get Ready messaging. They include fact sheets, checklists, a fridge magnet, flyers and a client resource folder. They also include flyers to emergency preparedness programs provided by emergency service partners.
- Training resources, including an easy-to-use online training tool for staff and volunteers and a face-to-face session guide for trainers.