These are people who saw the US through WWII. Many lived through the depression. What a way to live the end of your life.

some Houston say ,,, them old folk should have had a big black Dodge Truck to drive out........

When the rain bands start training heavy the water comes up fast! Everyone can be fine one minute and waist deep the next. This is not something to point the finger at. There doesn't always have to be a bad guy or even bad judgment for things like this to happen.

One would think the owner would have arranged for evacuation before they were flooded.

Heckuva job.

hands warm.

At least they're out of the water now.

Is this what lies in the future for all of us"? I know what we can do, lets cut taxes for the rich. Then lets cut the budget. That will fix everything.

Sitting in murky water knitting nonchalantly?

Sorry, but that puppy does not look photoshopped. Local authorities also confirmed the situation.

http://www.snopes.com/2017/08/27/nursing-home-residents-rescued-harvey-floodwaters/

My mother did, and had been a knitter, crocheter, weaver, fiber arts person all her life. I could totally see her doing this at a time of stress, doing what she knows.

By the time it went viral they were being helped.

"Voluntary evacuation" orders don't mean a whole lot. You look around and make your decision--I've stayed put through voluntary evacuation orders for hurricanes in Houston. But I make sure to know the flood plain map for my area intimately.

And it's a tough call when you're the proprietor of something like this. Moving people with dementia isn't easy, and you have to make sure you have some place to put them that's safe and meets their needs. It's also a business decision: Those elderly will need supervision and care for a while and that would be expensive to provide elsewhere on short notice. That couple's probably bankrupt now. The state or county will have to pick up their short-term care needs until relatives, who are probably also nailed by the flooding, can arrange things for them.

I saw this on the local news and dreaded the same kind of thing happening to where my mother is.

says the article

that is just one tough Texas gal