See this article: “What the Kirkland verdict means for emergency preparedness.”
The center was not held responsible for the deaths, but in my estimation they dodged a bullet. Being early in the process when little was known about the virus likely aided them tremendously in not being held responsible for the negative outcomes.
Yet, as the author of the article explains, it is a “shot across the bow” of such facilities to ratchet up their emergency preparedness readiness for all forms of disasters.
We have an aging population in the USA and there will be many more elder care facilities popping up. As you look to place a parent, grandparent or other loved one into a facility, remember to investigate, just like for a school, what their disaster plans are.
