Tina Kitzmiller was worried for her dog and neighbors in her sweltering apartment after Hurricane Beryl knocked out power in Houston. She had moved to a senior independent living facility with her dog after riding out a previous storm in an RV. The lack of a generator in the facility left residents vulnerable to extreme temperatures, with no regulations in place to ensure emergency power systems. Efforts to pass legislation requiring backup generators in Texas assisted living facilities have failed. The resistance to improvements highlights the neglect of elderly residents in these facilities during natural disasters.
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Despite Past Storms’ Lessons, Long-Term Care Residents Again Left Powerless
