Previstar Long Term Care (LTC) is a web-based "nursing home-centric control center" that increases LTC facility emergency preparedness and provides decision support to agencies - such as State Public Health and Emergency Management Agencies - that assist LTC communities during disruptive events.

The system was developed through a collaborative effort with leaders from the University of Georgia College of Public Health, Institute for Health Management Mass Destruction Defense, the Georgia Health Care Association, and over 300 nursing homes.

Similar to CPS, LTC's web based platform reaches vertically and horizontally across organizational boundaries to all authorized stakeholders that need access to the system to provide or receive critical information. LTC is currently offered as a hosted service with secure, redundant database systems where service and support is available 24/7.

Click here to read how the state of Georgia implemented LTC for over 300 nursing homes.

Scalable platform with expanding capabilities: LTC is built using the Previstar's CPS foundation. Users can expand the capabilities of LTC to include anything provided by CPS including integrated messaging, exercises, notifications, planning, and incident management.

Public/private collaboration and product genesis: The system was developed in collaboration with key Georgia stakeholders and therefore meets the needs of both private and public agencies.

Optimize "all hazards" response with proactive, on-demand decision support:
Quickly collect and view critical information organized in a single, accessible location, with real-time updates, accessible from any browser. Information includes: disaster preparedness plan checklist, transportation assets survey tool, food supply list, incident chain-of-command, supplies, census and available beds, generator details.

Streamline regulatory reviews of facility emergency operations plans:
Create a more standardized approach for nursing homes and assisted living facilities to create and submit emergency planning information that may be required by regulatory agencies.

Increase state wide nursing home preparedness:
Proven, collaborative, and repeatable planning framework and capabilities that are simple, intuitive, and easy to learn and change.

Utilize state of the art capabilities with no additional investment needed for current IT infrastructure:
Secure, encrypted, recurring web hosted application and database systems where service and support is available 24/7.

Previstar LTC Hosted Requirements

Previstar LTC is offered through a secure hosted service. Users need only a PC running Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher. No special hardware or software is necessary. Previstar LTC equires no local IT support.

What type of information does LTC collect?

LTC provides a library of real-time reporting tools that collect and organize a series of different information types including:

• Disaster Preparedness Plan Checklist
• Transportation Assets Survey Tool
• External Communication Information
• Food Supply List
• Incident Chain-of-Command/ICS List
• Supplies Survey Tool
• Document Repository
• Census and Available Beds
• Damage Assessments
• Evacuation Sites and Status
• Generator Details Power/Utility Information
• Resident Characteristics

Does LTC offer incident management capabilities in addition to data collection and reporting?

Yes. LTC is built using the Previstar's CPS foundation. Users can expand the capabilities of LTC to include anything provided by CPS including integrated messaging, exercises, notifications, planning, and incident management.

How long does LTC training take for participating nursing homes?

Approximately 1 hour. LTC is an easy to use, easy to learn application. Previstar provides training to user groups over a web based training platform. Using this format, the state of Georgia trained over 150 nursing homes in three days.
Previstar also provides an complimentary training video is accessible anytime as part of the service.

• Licensed Model - Installed locally at client location
• Hosted Model - Hosted in a secure environment and offered as an annual service provided by Previstar. LTC is cost effective. Prices are charged per number of participating long term care facilities.