Washington floods create new worries for frail seniors and their caregivers

For Western Washington’s most frail and medically fragile seniors — and their caregivers — the recent floods and evacuations pose special challenges.

Some residents of skilled nursing facilities and smaller adult family homes have had to transfer abruptly — or they’re sheltering in hotels, and hoping to return home soon.

Selena Hayes lives in Kent. Her 74-year old mother, whose nickname is “Angel,” lives in a memory care facility nearby in Auburn. She has physical disabilities and dementia…

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