Residents of a Lake Worth Beach assisted living facility were evacuated this weekend due to excessive heat and lack of air conditioning, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR).
On Friday, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the facility in the 500 block of 3rd Avenue South, where residents voiced concerns about lack of functioning AC in the four-story building.
A statement to WPTV from Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) confirms the facility is Crest Manor.
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PBCFR was joined by Palm Beach County Public Safety’s Division of Emergency Management, the Florida Division of Emergency Management, and Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (ACHA) to assess the situation, and found “widespread air conditioning failures” throughout the facility. Multiple rooms were above 81 degrees…