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Nursing Home Operator Settles $8.2 Million Amid Hurricane Evacuations

While long-term care operators followed orders Tuesday to evacuate before a potentially devastating hurricane slams much of Florida, one of the most vilified nursing home operators in the nation agreed to an $8.2 million settlement in connection with his role in a hurricane-related debacle three years ago.

The payouts continue to pile up for Bob Dean, who evacuated residents of seven of his nursing homes near New Orleans to an ill-prepared warehouse he owned when Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana in 2021. Residents were left with insufficient sanitation, food and medical care, officials said.

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