“Wildfire destroys three skilled nursing facilities,” by Marty Stempniak, McKnight’s LTC News

“All three skilled nursing facilities in Paradise, CA, have been destroyed due to a massive wildfire that has left at least 29 people dead. Two staff members of Cypress Meadows Post-Acute were still missing as of production deadline, down from 13 on Sunday, according to the California Association of Health Facilities. Cypress Meadows, Paradise Post Acute and the Pine View Center were confirmed Monday to have been obliterated by the so-called “Camp Fire,” which started early Thursday morning and is believed to be one of the most destructive and deadly in California’s history. In addition to the confirmed dead, there are another 228 people who are still missing.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):

The death toll has since increased to 41 and will probably go higher. I knew the small town of Paradise well as a teenager. It lies in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada near the Feather River where we panned for gold. Our hearts go out to those devastated by this tragedy.