US hurricane deaths highlight poor treatment of elderly in care
A nursing home in the US, where eight patients died during Hurricane Irma, has been removed from a government medical-care programme. The victims died in the sweltering Florida heat after the storm knocked out power and air-conditioning.
A nursing home in the US, where eight patients died during Hurricane Irma, has been removed from a government medical-care programme.
The victims died in the sweltering Florida heat after the storm knocked out power and air-conditioning.
The case has highlighted the often poor treatment of elderly people in care.
Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports from Florida.
Published On 15 Sep 2017