Housing authorities should check on elders in a storm

Thank you for bringing attention to the conditions our seniors had to put up with during the blizzard on your Feb. 17 front page.

Regardless of the money paid each month to a housing facility, the administrators, employees, maintenance people, etc., should have some empathy for the people in their housing units and at least knock on the doors or phone and make sure that their residents are safe and have no problem. They know who lives in their units and whether they are elderly, blind or alone and during blizzard times could be very confused, afraid, and unaware that there was a shelter to go to.

I am aware that the Dennis Housing Authority made no effort to assure that their residents were safe, and many were beyond cold during the weekend of the blizzard. A warm community room may have been a welcome comfort for many.

Emergency procedures for these housing facilities should include a lot more amenities beyond a generator.

Carolyn Kiess


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