Evacuated!

Interesting day!  I was visiting Mom, and a loud knock ....

 "Everyone evacuate the building!!"

No idea why, but I grabbed my purse and wheeled mom out of the building.  3 firetrucks, 2 ambulance. About 50 assorted elderly in the parking lot under a tree.  Nursing staff.  Office staff.

Evacuating the elderly isn’t an easy task, but everyone made it out safe!

After 20 minutes in the parking lot, residents were let in, but some rooms were still off limits. Those few were put into the dining room. Mom was part of those few!  About 45 minutes later, all residents returned to their room.  Everyone was kept safe from harm. But it was tough to see some of them agitated because they weren't able to be in their room, their safe place. 

Fire dept immediately turned off all gas to the building as a precaution, while someone from the gas company came and checked things out. As a result, staff was unable to cook dinner so they ordered pizza and made salad for everyone!

Everything was deemed OK after 90 minutes and folks were returned to their rooms.  

It became apparent to me that mom isn't the only one who doesn't ... socialize much. I met some folks I hadn't met before, and I am there very often!  Time to stop worrying about her getting involved in something social - she appears to get enough from tv.