The Brief
- “Larry’s Law” would increase emergency training requirements for unlicensed staff at assisted living facilities in Minnesota after Larry Thompson died in a Golden Valley facility last year.
- The legislation is in direct response to reporting by the FOX 9 Investigators which found facilities have implemented “no lift” or “no touch” policies.
- The policies, which direct staff to call 911 and not move or touch a fallen resident, are straining emergency services.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – A new bill aims to reform how assisted living facilities in Minnesota handle emergencies, including when an elderly resident falls.
‘There was zero effort to save him’
Why you should care:
Larry Thompson, 79, died last March after he slowly fell off his electric scooter at Meadow Ridge Senior Living in Golden Valley as staff “watched idly” instead of helping him.
“He did not die peacefully. He died knowing he was suffocating,” Thompson’s daughter, Adrienne Sloan, previously told the FOX 9 Investigators. “There was zero effort to save him.” …