Residents of Cedarbrook Nursing Home may have to spend a whole week without running water.
Some residents of the nursing home said for four days now they have not been able to bathe, they are doing minimal toilet flushing and no soap and water washing.
Yet, they are not getting any answers from management, they had no idea whether or not management was working to resolve the issue.
All they have been told is that the water is "contaminated" but they don't know when running water will again be available, they said.
Rick Molchany, director of general services for Lehigh County said they took the water down on Sunday because of strong odor in hot water in one wing of the the building.
He said they isolated the issue to a pump that was leaking grease or petroleum into a line.
The line has been replaced but they are awaiting final testing to bring water back on.
In the meantime, Molchany said, caregivers, staff and residents are using bottled water for consumption and food service, plastic plates and utensils, and they are doing bed baths for all patients.
Molchany said everyone was notified, including the water authority.
He said they did let families know as much as they could but they could not verify for sure when water will be back on.
Molchany was hopeful that water will be back on Saturday, pending test results.
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