reporter: they were hungry, they were thirsty, they were in pain. it was just very sad. reporter: a harrowing account from nurse natalie henderson who rode tout the hurricane inside a warehouse crammed with 800 nursing home residents, relocated just before ida hit. these images show patients in squalid conditions packed close together on mattresses. and the whole place is reeking of urine and feces. it was horrifying. reporter: some were forced to relieve themselves in small buckets. who would do this to patients, you know what i mean? and if you speak up about it, they get mad. reporter: who gets mad? the supervisors. they don t want you to say anything. reporter: are there many other options for you in new orleans? not really. reporter: since speaking out, henderson says she lost her job. they just try to paint me out to be this bad person, and i m not. i m not a bad person. i m trying to look out for