Louisiana health officials said they revoked residence permits that sent their residents to warehouses during Hurricane Ida.
He The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) said the seven nursing homes that they lost their licenses According to an agency statement, Medicaid provider agreements were terminated.
The state health department announced on Saturday that closed the facility.
The seven residences, which were owned by Bob Dean, evacuated 800 of their residents to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish two days before Hurricane Ida hit land. according to Nola.com.
Videos circulated on the Internet showing that the floor of the warehouse was covered in flood water and the nurses in the warehouse detailed experiences of residents lying in single beds and asking for them to be changed.
This resulted in the deaths of seven nursing home residents and a dozen others were hospitalized, Nola.com reported.
“All of these nursing facilities were unable to execute their emergency preparedness plans to provide essential care and services to their residents,” LDH Secretary Courtney Phillips said in a statement.
“Ultimately, lives were lost: it was about grandparents, neighbors and friends, and we know that families hurt. As a department, we take formal regulatory action, ”Phillips added.
Mayor of New Orleans LaToya Cantrell
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This story was updated at 19:12 to correct the name of the owner of the residences.