In Pasadena, at least 1,400 residents from dozens of Pasadena- area nursing homes and assisted living facilities were evacuated because of the Eaton Fire, which created immediate health risks for older evacuees at the Pasadena Convention Center because of a shortage of cots and essential supplies.
Rachel Tate, MSW, head of Ombudsman Services at WISE and Laura Mosqueda, M.D., professor at USC’s Keck School of Medicine, expert in gerontology and volunteer ombudsman, were onsite at the Pasadena Convention Center to help residents and spoke to the LAist , about the need for better coordination to provide the best care to vulnerable older adults during a disaster.
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WISE Assists Nursing Home Evacuees in Eaton Fire
