Seniors generally prefer to age and, eventually, die in their homes, and long-term care facilities are expensive, one expert said. “What that means is we have a lot more vulnerable people now living in the community.”
The cut was exposed to storm surge water and, when the elder Eyers later tried to stand up, his leg gave out and he fell. Neighbors found him, still on the floor, a couple days later and took him to a hospital, where medical examiner records show he was admitted with a hip fracture and organ failure.
Lee County, where about half of the older adult deaths occurred, recommends applying early on in hurricane season; officials stop processing applications when the county enters the five-day forecast cone that projects the path of the storm. While shelters are a good resource, there are still barriers for older adults and caregivers to relocate, USF’s Peterson said. For example, for someone with dementia, the prospect of spending days in a noisy, crowded environment can be daunting.
“We don’t structure the disaster preparedness materials in a way that makes them easy to use,” Peterson said. “We need to do a lot better job with that: Creating materials that are accessible, usable.”
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