Many At-Risk Coastal Nursing Homes Are Underprepared For Hurricanes, Yale Study Finds
January 07, 2023
January 07, 2023
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 7 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news:
One in 10 nursing homes in U.S. coastal regions is at risk of exposure to severe hurricane-related flooding. But while nursing home residents are disproportionately more susceptible than the general population to injury and death due to environmental disasters, a significant number of at-risk facilities may be inadequately prepared for hurricane-related inundation in certain coastal regions . . .
One in 10 nursing homes in U.S. coastal regions is at risk of exposure to severe hurricane-related flooding. But while nursing home residents are disproportionately more susceptible than the general population to injury and death due to environmental disasters, a significant number of at-risk facilities may be inadequately prepared for hurricane-related inundation in certain coastal regions . . .