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Here's where to find the latest information on nursing home evacuees
Residents of an Altadena senior center are evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches on Jan. 7.
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Ethan Swope
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Associated Press
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Topline:
At least 70 long-term care facilities have been evacuated due to the ongoing wildfires in L.A. County. More than 1,500 residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities were relocated out of harm’s way and moved into other facilities, hotels, Airbnbs and private residences, according to state officials.
Evacuation plans interrupted: State and federal laws require all elder-care residential facilities to have written evacuation plans, but a lack of available beds across L.A. County hampered many of those plans. Initially, hundreds of residents were sent to public evacuation shelters.
Repopulating: Some residents have been able to return to their facilities that had previously been evacuated, including:
- Bentley Suites in Santa Monica.
- Montare At The Lake in Encino.
- Victory Bay Residential Services in Tarzana.
- El Molino Rose Villa in Pasadena.
- Mentone House in Pasadena.
- Santa Barbara Guest Home in Pasadena.
Read the full lists: Nursing homes are regulated by the California Department of Public Health. The agency published a full list of nursing homes that have been evacuated because of the fires and is updating that list regularly.
Assisted-living facilities are regulated by the California Department of Social Services, which is also maintaining and updating a full list of evacuated locations. Both lists include information about where residents have been relocated.
In-depth: Nursing home evacuees faced cot shortages in Pasadena, medical staff say
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