Involved in situation in #LakeCharles with senior home where staff abandoned.
Med volunteers on site. Residents currently in AC'd trucks due to heat exhaustion. Doing insulin and BP checks, as well as meal delivery.
2nd abandoned senior home found in #Laura.
#HurricaneLaura
Med volunteers on site. Residents currently in AC'd trucks due to heat exhaustion. Doing insulin and BP checks, as well as meal delivery.
2nd abandoned senior home found in #Laura.
#HurricaneLaura
Update: After our tweet, official comes by, saw the scene, said he was going to @GOHSEP to "raise hell".
Variety of agencies respond. Say residents will be taken to shelters in buses.
2 hours later... no buses. No responses.
Somebody get this fixed. Raise more hell.
Variety of agencies respond. Say residents will be taken to shelters in buses.
2 hours later... no buses. No responses.
Somebody get this fixed. Raise more hell.
Photo of the agencies responding. Glad they were there, thankful they responded.
Yet, low income seniors, still remain in the street overheating.
More resources than you can shake a stick at in LA.
So why is it up to underfunded VOADs and volunteers to solve these problems?
Yet, low income seniors, still remain in the street overheating.
More resources than you can shake a stick at in LA.
So why is it up to underfunded VOADs and volunteers to solve these problems?
We get it. Really do. Not our first rodeo - disasters are complicated.
But honestly? This is some bullshit. On a lot of different fronts.
Where are the buses? Why weren't they evacuated to begin with?
But honestly? This is some bullshit. On a lot of different fronts.
Where are the buses? Why weren't they evacuated to begin with?
Update 2: Called our FEMA VAL, who called his @GOHSEP counterpart, who is calling her parish counterpart (think? line cut out).
Helpful. Progress.
We've moved one resident by truck to nearby hospital who was having medical issues. The rest are in literal darkness as we wait w/
Helpful. Progress.
We've moved one resident by truck to nearby hospital who was having medical issues. The rest are in literal darkness as we wait w/
Maybe this is the frustration:
There's at least 25 agencies, plans, committees, and TFs, between this nursing home and CSR.
It shouldn't take a random out-of-town volunteer group and this much work/calls to fix it.
EM feels broken sometimes. We can collectively do better.
There's at least 25 agencies, plans, committees, and TFs, between this nursing home and CSR.
It shouldn't take a random out-of-town volunteer group and this much work/calls to fix it.
EM feels broken sometimes. We can collectively do better.
Update #3: @GOHSEP says the FM reported they were already moved.
They have most certainly not been.
We are moving them ourselves at this point. En route with accessible vans from Houston.
We have got to do better for our vulnerable populations. What a complete CF.
They have most certainly not been.
We are moving them ourselves at this point. En route with accessible vans from Houston.
We have got to do better for our vulnerable populations. What a complete CF.
Update 4: Not to be outdone by EM, there was stupidity on the civilian groups. Other orgs came and blew things up.
One wanted to send to random business in TX offering "shelter".
Another left a double amputee in Orange. We had to go get him.
So not just EM - we have issues too
One wanted to send to random business in TX offering "shelter".
Another left a double amputee in Orange. We had to go get him.
So not just EM - we have issues too
Nevertheless, we are en route to Metairie.
The residents, unsurprisingly, opted to take the 3 hour ride with us, rather than wait for @GOHSEP. Severe trust issues there.
It was hard for us to navigate sheltering, how we all expect disabled seniors to navigate is beyond us.
The residents, unsurprisingly, opted to take the 3 hour ride with us, rather than wait for @GOHSEP. Severe trust issues there.
It was hard for us to navigate sheltering, how we all expect disabled seniors to navigate is beyond us.
