For Families
Hurricane and emergency plan for seniors
Florida-specific steps to keep an older adult safe in a storm, at home or in a community.
At home
- ☐ Know your evacuation zone
- ☐ Register with the Florida Special Needs Registry if your loved one will need help or a special needs shelter: floridadisaster.org/snr
- ☐ Two weeks of medications and a printed medication list
- ☐ Copies of IDs, insurance cards and advance directives in a waterproof bag
- ☐ Plan for power-dependent equipment (oxygen, CPAP)
- ☐ Who will check on them before and after the storm
In assisted living or a nursing home
- ☐ Ask to see the community's emergency plan
- ☐ Where do residents go if they evacuate?
- ☐ Generator: what does it power?
- ☐ How will families be contacted?
General information only, not medical, legal or financial advice. Programs and amounts change; confirm with the official source or a qualified professional.