| News reports exaggerate Menorah Park ‘quarantine’
Local television and radio news programs broadcast reports on the evening of Thurs., Feb. 1, and the morning of Fri., Feb. 2, warning that a virus had broken out at Menorah Park Center for Senior Living and that the nursing home was under quarantine.
The reports greatly inflated and exaggerated what is a standard and common practice at the home to stem the spread of common flu viruses, says Menorah Park staff. On Feb. 1, 18 out of 66 residents on Menorah Park's Fairmount Pavilion were exhibiting symptoms of a gastrointestinal virus, so the home quarantined that pavilion.The virus "lasts maximum 24-48 hours," reports Menorah Park administrator and chief operating officer Richard Schwalberg. "Our population is elderly, so it's hard on them, but they're recuperating fast. We like to take a proactive stance.
Fatal fire investigation continues
County investigators and South Lyon Police are working to identify the body found in a vehicle parked in senior living complex Colonial Acres early Monday morning. At about 3 a.m. on Monday, fire trucks were called to Hamilton Court, where a four-door Saturn was engulfed in flames. Police Lt. Steven Sharpe said that the victim had not been identified by Monday afternoon. The body was taken to the county medical examiner, while the charred remains of the vehicle was being examined by investigators from the Oakland County Sheriffs Department.
The fire, obviously, is suspicious in nature, Sharp said.
Sharp said the vehicles license plates had been removed prior to the fire, and the victim was found in the drivers seat, which was reclined.
Based on the Vehicle Information Number, police said the vehicle was registered to a South Lyon resident, at an address not in the senior living complex.
Brower Piven Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Sunrise Senior ...
BALTIMORE, MD -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 17, 2007 -- The law firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, today announced that a securities class action was commenced on behalf of shareholders who purchased or otherwise acquired the common stock of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE: SRZ) between August 4, 2005 and June 15, 2006, inclusive (the "Class Period"), including those who owned Sunrise common stock from 2000 through 2006 at the time Sunrise's 2000-2006 Proxy Statements were circulated to shareholders to solicit their votes on various matters. The case is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against defendant Sunrise and one or more of its officers and/or directors. The action charges that defendants violated federal securities laws by issuing a series of materially false and misleading statements to the market throughout the Class Period, which statements had the effect of artificially inflating the market price of the Company's securities.
DARK AGES
When the sun sets, apprehension rises among the elderly. "Night is not their friend in many cases," said Dr. John Wiegand, director of geriatric services for Mount Carmel hospitals. "We deal with (nighttime) disturbances weekly." Darkness typically draws a veil on peace for many older Americans with mental and physical disorders. Aletha Newbern of Columbus recently cared for a Canal Winchester man with dementia and Parkinsons disease. During the day, her 86-year-old client played calm music and watched television. At night, however, he suffered hallucinations and paranoia. "He always thought people with guns were in his house, coming to get him," said Newbern, a caregiver for Home Instead Senior Care. "After dinner, he would sit there and say bugs were crawling on the wall." One summer morning, she found him lying outside on his patio floor.
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