RELATED: Major hurricanes are brewing at a higher rate than years past, and they're causing more damageShifting storm tracks and the trauma of transferring vulnerable residents can make the calculus of whether to stay or to go difficult for nursing home operators.
The added risk of virus exposure convinced some homes that they’re better off braving the storm in place.AdvertisementOthers, largely those under mandatory evacuation orders, have scrambled to move residents inland as Laura nears.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission said 64 long-term care facilities housing about 1,500 residents had evacuated as of Wednesday afternoon.