Last year, 79-year-old Larry Thompson fell from his scooter and became trapped and unable to breathe at Meadow Ridge Senior Living in Golden Valley. Staff did not move to help the man but called 911. By the time responders were on the scene, the man had died via asphyxiation.
Now, Rep. Ginny Klevorn (DFL-Plymouth) is sponsoring a “human-centered” bill that aims to prevent deaths like these from happening. Klevorn’s bill would give additional training to staff at care facilities.
Adrienne Sloan, Thompson’s daughter, shared her father’s story in detail with lawmakers in support of the House bill (HF 3935). She spoke about how staff witnessed the event but did not help her father. She said the 911 call was not placed immediately, and her father was suffocating for seven minutes before anyone intervened…