These 100 nursing homes face perilous flood risk. Minnesota shows what can happen.
Many nursing homes face significant flood risks, as demonstrated by a recent incident in New Richland, Minnesota, where 36 residents were evacuated due to rising water.
This article first appeared on KFF Health News. NEW RICHLAND, Minn. — Floodwater seeped through the nursing home’s front door just before sunrise. Inside the New Richland Care Center, staff members rushed to move 36 residents out of the building on Sept. 19 while they still could. They pushed elderly residents in wheelchairs through 4-inch-deep […]
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