1. Patient Population
   1. The number of residents in the facility
   2. The facility’s resident capacity
   3. The care required by the resident population considering the types of diseases, conditions, physical and cognitive disabilities, overall acuity and other pertinent facts that are present within that population
   4. The staff competencies that are necessary to provide the level and types of care needed for the resident population
   5. The physical environment, equipment, services and other physical plant considerations that are necessary to care for this population
   6. Any ethnic, cultural or religious factors that may potentially affect the care provided by the facility, including, but not limited to, activities and food and nutrition services.
2. Resources:
   1. Equipment (medical and non-medical)
   2. Services provided, such as physical therapy, pharmacy and specific rehabilitation therapies
   3. All personnel, including managers, staff (both employees and those who provide services under contract) and volunteers, as well as their education and/or training and any competencies related to resident care
   4. Contracts, memorandums of understanding, or other agreements with third parties to provide services or equipment to the facility during both normal operations and emergencies
   5. Health information technology resources, such as systems for electronically managing patient records and electronically sharing information with other organizations.
3. Risk Assessments: A facility-based and community-based risk assessment, utilizing an all-hazards approach
   1. Facility-Based
   2. Community-Based

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