A new lawsuit alleges an assisted living facility in Louisville was negligent after Mary Jo Staub froze to death
Woman, 97, Left Trail of Blood, Banged on Door of Assisted-Living Center Before Freezing to Death: Lawsuit
Carson Choate with The Western Journal reports:
A Denver-area nursing home is being sued for neglect after a 97-year-old patient at the facility allegedly wandered outside and died from the cold while trying to get back in. The patient, identified as Mary Jo Staub, had been living at the Balfour at Lavender Farms assisted living facility in Louisville, Colorado, since 2019, according to the Washington Post. In February 2022, Staub reportedly wandered outside of the facility after midnight and was locked out.
#ICYMI: A new lawsuit alleges an assisted living facility in Louisville was negligent after Mary Jo Staub froze to death.
The lawsuit says surveillance vid shows her banging on the facility doors for help, but no one noticed for 5 hours.@CBSNewsColorado https://t.co/FdcrFWtqmw— Kati Weis (@KatiWeis) January 26, 2023