Morning Pointe Senior Living is temporarily shutting its two Shallowford Road facilities, at least from four to eight months, citing multimillion-dollar damage caused by the East Brainerd tornado.
The company is making plans to relocate its 130 former residents, who were initially moved into a pair of hotels, to other Morning Pointe sites in the Chattanooga area or competitor facilities or into the care of their families, said Greg Vital, the company’s president.
“This is a human life crisis,” said Vital, noting the tornado hit while the senior sites were fighting against exposure to the COVID-19 outbreak.
We're very fortunate there was no loss of life. The staff pulled off an amazing evacuation.
No deaths or serious injuries were sustained, he said.