A grandfather’s slow death reveals how senior living facilities refuse to pick up fallen residents
Video and state records obtained by the FOX 9 Investigators show assisted living providers are repeatedly calling 911 because of ‘no lift’ or ‘no touch’ policies and straining emergency responders.
Senior living facilities refuse to pick up fallen residents, call 911 repeatedly instead
The ‘no touch’ or ‘no lift’ policies are raising concerns about both resident safety and the strain it places on first responders, according to interviews, dispatch data, state health records and public testimony reviewed by the FOX 9 Investigators.
Refusing to pick up fallen elderly residents
Assisted living facilities are implementing a "no touch" policy, directing staff to instead call 911.
He slowly suffocated in a senior living facility. Why did no one help?
An elderly resident died at Meadow Ridge Senior Living in Golden Valley after he slowly fell off his electric scooter and suffocated with his neck pinned against the wall, according to an investigation by the Minnesota Department of Health.
Senior living neglect death: Why did no one help?
An elderly resident died at Meadow Ridge Senior Living in Golden Valley after he slowly fell off his electric scooter and suffocated with his neck pinned against the wall, according to an investigation by the Minnesota Department of Health.