Details Emerge In Case Against Senior Care Home That Burned To Ground
After a wildfire destroyed the Villa Capri center, 17 residents and family members are accusing Oakmont Senior Living, the company that operated the center, and its affiliates of negligence and abandonment of residents that night.
Santa Rosa Press Democrat:
Attorney: Santa Rosa Senior Home Destroyed In Fire Had No Backup Generator To Aid Evacuees
A Fountaingrove senior care home had no backup generator the night an October fire raced into Santa Rosa and cut off electricity to the complex, leaving dozens of infirm residents to evacuate in darkness without an elevator before it burned to the ground, according to an attorney suing the company. Oakmont Senior Living, which operated Villa Capri, revealed the absence of a generator in pretrial discovery responses, said San Francisco attorney Kathryn Stebner, who represents 17 residents and family members accusing the company and its affiliates of negligence and abandonment of residents that night. Oakmont officials also conceded Villa Capri residents didn’t participate in fire drills conducted by the facility’s staff, Stebner said. (Rossmann, 6/23)
In other news from across the state —
Los Angeles Times:
White Powder Found In Costa Mesa Motel Room Prompts Hazmat Response
A report of a possible drug overdose at a Costa Mesa motel prompted hazardous-materials crews to respond Friday after paramedics found an unidentified white powder in a room, fire officials said. Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue responded to a medical aid report of a man possibly suffering an overdose at the Motel 6 at 2274 Newport Blvd. shortly after noon, said Capt. Chris Coates. (Fry, 6/22)