A local man is calling for changes to protocols at an independent living facility in Kingwood. It’s where he says his mother died early this morning during extremely hot conditions.
Jump into summer fun with this week’s amazing Insider Deals– Jonathan Sturgis loved and adored his 93-year-old mother, Barbara Sturgis.
“No communication before the storm hit, no communication during the storm, and we got one email on Wednesday, two days after the storm hit,” he added. “Went up there and had lunch with her on Tuesday, and when I entered the facility, it seemed like it was pretty reasonable considering they were on a backup generator. Temperatures were a little bit elevated but under control,” Sturgis said.“By Thursday morning my mom passed away, I got up there 9 a.m. in the morning, and I immediately noticed right away the building was significantly hotter,” he said.asked if he felt residents should’ve been evacuated sooner, Jonathan’s response: “Yes.
“The situation seems to be, have been poorly handled by somebody. It took a long time for not much to happen,” Burgess said.
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