KISSIMMEE, Fla. – As floodwaters continue to recede at Good Samaritan Society Kissimmee Village, some residents and their loved ones are getting a first look at the damage.

Kimberly Sandman’s mother lived at the senior living community until her home flooded October 29, the morning after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida. Sandman went to the home Tuesday to document the damage.

“It was just gut-wrenching,” she said of the smell from the once water-logged home.

Sandman is considering appealing FEMA’s decision to deny her mother disaster assistance. “Walking in there and seeing what we saw, it just shows you how little the government cares about people,” she said.

She hopes the pictures of the damage will help her mother receive FEMA assistance.

Good Samaritan Society Kissimmee Village is along the southern banks of Shingle Creek. Heavy rain from Hurricane Ian flooded homes closest to the creek, just like during Hurricane Irma years prior.

Osceola County leaders are considering using eminent domain as a possible solution to flooding issues plaguing the Kissimmee Village location. County Manager Don Fischer said during a county commission meeting on October 3 that he and the county lawyer are looking into it.

The Kissimmee Village location has been under a mandatory evacuation order since September 30.