With the threat of Hurricane Dorian bearing down on Florida and Southern Georgia, nursing homes and the elderly are at an elevated risk of vulnerability.
Nearly 60 percent of Florida’s nursing homes do not have the proper equipment required by state regulations, according to data from Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration .
Under the law, nursing homes need equipment that can maintain an ambient temperature at 81 degrees for 96 hours after losing power. The Hollywood Police Department announced on Tuesday that four staff members of the nursing home have been charged with manslaughter after the elderly patients were left for hours in the sweltering facility.
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