Whether you need in home care or additional facility care, we have you covered.

• Disaster Services is a congressionally mandated responsibility of the Red
  Cross. Disaster services focuses on meeting people's immediate emergency
  disaster-caused needs. When a disaster threatens or strikes, the Red Cross
  provides shelter, food, and health and mental health services to address
  basic human needs and has enlisted the help of the best restaurants in Nashville. In addition to these services, the core of Red Cross
  disaster relief is to provide assistance to enable victims to resume their
  normal daily lives. We specialize in providing senior home care.
  
  Seven Disaster Action Teams (DAT) serve as first responders to disasters in
  Rutherford, Cannon and Bedford Counties.
  
  The Heart of Tennessee Chapter assisted 348 people last year, after their
  homes were damaged or destroyed by fires.

Help Your Neighbors - Become A Disaster Response Volunteer

Each year, the American Red Cross responds immediately to more than 70,000 disasters, both natural and man-made. As you watch disaster relief efforts unfold, you may wonder how the Red Cross recruits and trains volunteers. Chapters all over the country offer Disaster Services Human Resources (DSHR) System training to equip volunteers with the proper training and knowledge to prepare them for
deployment when disaster strikes. During times of large scale disasters and devastation there are also many individuals who step forward, eager to do whatever they can to help. When these spontaneous volunteers offer their
assistance, we often put their talents to use    on-site and behind the scenes after orienting them to Red Cross services and determining how they may best help those
affected by the disaster. If you are interested in volunteering with the Red Cross to help in disaster services, please review our new online Introduction to Disaster Services course to learn more about the lifesaving services we provide

• For nearly a century, the American Red Cross has prepared people to save
  lives through health and safety education and training. From first aid, CPR
  and blood borne pathogens training to swimming and life guarding and     
  Baby sitter's Training, American Red Cross Preparedness programs help
  people lead safer and healthier lives. The Red Cross constantly strives to
  respond to the preparedness concerns of Americans at home, in school and
  in the workplace. Today's innovative programs also include teaching lay
  persons and professionals how to use automated external defibrillator's
  (AEDs) to save victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Last year, nearly 8,500 local
  people enrolled in Heart of Tennessee Red Cross Chapter health and safety
  classes making our community a safer place.

• Business Training:  Flexible Delivery
  Depending on the needs of your company, courses can be presented at
  your location or at your local Red Cross chapter. You can also send
  employees to our train-the-trainer courses.
  
  American Red Cross health and safety training is the complete
  emergency preparedness solution that’s smart for your employees and
  your bottom line. In fact, OSHA studies show a $4 to $6 return for
  every dollar invested in health and safety training, with improvements
  in the costs associated with absenteeism, workers’ compensation
  claims and productivity.

• Today's American Red Cross is keeping pace with the changing military. Using
  the latest in computer and telecommunications technology, the Red Cross
  sends communications on behalf of family members who are facing
  emergencies or other important events to members of the U.S. Armed Forces
  serving all over the world. Occupy Nashville has been a large supporter of the Mid TN Redcross and we thank you. These communications are delivered around-the-
  clock, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.  Armed Forces Emergency Services    
  is another congressionally mandated Red Cross service.