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    USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY 16 Sep 2017

    The order comes after the deaths of eight patients who spent days in a smoldering hot nursing home during Irma.https://usat.ly/2jBwPGP 

    7:30 PM - 16 Sep 2017
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      1. Ashley‏ @AshRN1523 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Completely negligent of the skilled facility not to be properly equipped.

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      2. ellieturgeon‏ @ellieturgeon103 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY @debilu2

        There had to be something they could have done to save those people. They didn't do anything except make some phone calls?

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      3. Charles Grabon‏ @CGrabon 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ellieturgeon103 @USATODAY @debilu2

        Nursing home claims they made multiple calls to Governor's hotline for healthcare facilities.

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      4. Republican voting Blue! #Resist‏ @ICU1972 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @CGrabon @ellieturgeon103 and

        But not to the adjacent hospital next door. Common sense people. What ever happened to that?

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      5. Charles Grabon‏ @CGrabon 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ICU1972 @ellieturgeon103 and

        We'll find out soon enough...

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      2.  🌀TineT 🌀‏ @TineT82 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        But this facility had generators.

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      3.  🦁‏ @melani_tx 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @TineT82 @USATODAY

        From what I understand it had generators. But for ppl who have worked in facility the generator only work emergency red plugs often used

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      4.  🌀TineT 🌀‏ @TineT82 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @melani_tx @USATODAY

        From what I've read, they never lost power due to Irma, or not for an excessive amount of time. A tree fell on a transformer that powered

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      5.  🌀TineT 🌀‏ @TineT82 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @TineT82 @melani_tx @USATODAY

        their air conditioning. When they were contacted to see if they were in need of electoral repairs, someone told them no.

        3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      6.  🦁‏ @melani_tx 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @TineT82 @USATODAY

        Oh my :((

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      7.  🌀TineT 🌀‏ @TineT82 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @melani_tx @USATODAY

        I'm trying to find the local articles that stated those reasons, please bear w/me. It's gotten flooded w/the more updated articles.

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      8.  🌀TineT 🌀‏ @TineT82 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @TineT82 @melani_tx @USATODAY

        The owner of this facility had JUST been in trouble w/the other establishment he owns. 1 of those violations being sexual assault of patient

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      9.  🌀TineT 🌀‏ @TineT82 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @TineT82 @melani_tx @USATODAY

        Here's one that said something similar. I also just read they were cited just earlier this year for failing to maintain their generatorspic.twitter.com/8Y5FYBHSpM

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      1. Zachary Goldwyn‏ @zmg45 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        shouldn't all nursing homes have generators if they're in a hurricane zone

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      1. Lisa Jones‏ @coltsfanlisaj 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        This just breaks my heart. Prayers for the families. 💔

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      2. kmkrispy‏ @570Karen 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Who deregulated this to begin with???

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      3. Eric  🌹‏ @ameskifluffball 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @570Karen @USATODAY

        Rick Scott and his cronies.http://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-florida-nursing-home-deaths-scott-maxwell-20170915-story.html …

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      4. kmkrispy‏ @570Karen 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ameskifluffball @USATODAY

        Exactly

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      1. L Robbins  ☮  💛 🖤 🏀‏ @thatwasmejpm 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Too late

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      1. Nutrition Lady‏ @Nutrition_Lady 17 Sep 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        What I want to know is...why didn't they already have generators?!

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