Thousands of Elder Care Homes at Heightened Risk of Wildfire, KQED Finds

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🗓️ 17 August 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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A new KQED investigation finds that more than a third of senior care facilities are at heightened risk for wildfires. Many aren't ready for emergencies. That risk will continue to grow as California’s population ages. Officials estimate that, a decade from now, there will be 8.6 million residents over age 65, increasing the demand for home health and long-term care services. The coronavirus pandemic makes it even harder for facilities to prepare for wildfire emergencies -- efforts many say were insufficient. We’ll hear about KQED’s investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:15.6	Welcome back to Forum on Michael Krasny. A new KQED investigation finds that more than a third
1:21.7	of senior care facilities are at heightened risk for wildfires and many aren't ready for emergencies.
1:27.2	That risk will continue to grow as California's population ages.
1:30.6	Officials estimate that a decade from now, there will be 8.6 million residents, age 65 and older,
1:36.7	increasing the demand for home health and long-term care services.
1:40.3	The coronavirus pandemic makes it even harder for facilities to prepare for wildfire
1:45.5	emergencies. Efforts, many say, were insufficient. And joining us now to talk about KQED's
1:50.5	investigation is Lisa Pickoff White, KQED's data journalist. Welcome, Lisa. Lisa, are you with us?
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