Those who survived had their own scars, in some cases due simply to the stress of having to move either before or after the storm. Many elderly have ended up in psychiatric facilities to deal with trauma, said Dr. David Henry, a Shreveport geriatrician who examined dozens of elderly bus evacuees.
Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti is formally investigating deaths at three nursing homes and Memorial Medical Center, and is examining circumstances at 15 other facilities.
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