Families of residents evacuated from a Bradenton assisted living facility after a partial roof collapse say they received little direct communication about where their loved ones were taken, even as Manatee County officials insisted all 157 residents had been accounted for.

The collapse at Aviata at Bradenton Villas, 105 15th St. E., forced the evacuation Saturday. Emergency crews worked through the night, with the last resident removed around 3 a.m. Sunday, according to the Bradenton Police Department. No injuries were reported.

Manatee County's Public Safety Department said in a statement Sunday that all residents were accounted for and that the facility had remained in contact with families throughout the process.

Kiara Hutchinson, daughter-in-law of 80-year-old resident Mike Reyes, told WTSP she got a different version of events. Hutchinson said no one from Aviata contacted her family directly after the evacuation. Instead, repeated phone calls and what she described as a chance encounter with a facility director were the only ways the family pieced together what was happening.

Reyes, who has Alzheimer's disease, was first transported to Aviata's Ridge Haven facility in New Port Richey. His family later learned he would be moved again to a facility in Cape Coral, roughly an hour and 45 minutes from Bradenton.

"It's difficult for us to have to drive an hour and a half every day to go and see him. Or, take him things, make sure that he's okay. It's easier if he's local," Hutchinson told WTSP on Sunday.

The Reyes family was told that 70 residents were sleeping on mattresses in a therapy room at the New Port Richey location because there were not enough beds. Heather Scott, whose father was also displaced, told ABC7/WWSB on Sunday that residents at the same facility were sleeping on mats on the floor of a dining room.

The evacuation was coordinated by Manatee County Public Safety and EMS, the Bradenton Fire Department, and regional partners from Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, which provided additional ambulances and accessible transit vehicles.

ABC7/WWSB reported that officials attributed the collapse to extensive water damage and termite damage. The city of Bradenton and Manatee County have not confirmed that finding; both say the cause remains under investigation. The city said in a news release Sunday that Aviata is responsible for hiring a licensed structural engineer to evaluate the building, and that the city's chief building official will be present during the assessment.

Temporary stabilization work was underway as of Sunday, but no timeline has been announced for residents to return.

WTSP reported it repeatedly reached out to Aviata for comment but had not received a response as of Sunday; the company has not publicly addressed the families' concerns about communication. Aviata Health Group operates both the Bradenton facility and the Ridge Haven location in New Port Richey.

Suncoast Aging Network, a nonprofit serving seniors in Manatee and Sarasota counties, began collecting donations of clothing and toiletries for displaced residents Sunday.

Residents with concerns about a loved one at Aviata at Bradenton Villas can contact Manatee County Public Safety at 941-749-3500.