Ten people from a Largo nursing
home and one staff member needed medical attention on Sunday morning after something
made them sick.
Largo Fire Rescue personnel responded to Grand Villa, an assisted
living facility at 750 Starkey Road in Largo at 7.45 a.m. Residents in the
center’s Alzheimer’s wing were complaining of flu like symptoms including
nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. There were 20 patients in that section of the
facility.
Nine people were taken to Sun
Coast Hospital
in Largo and one person went to Morton Plant
Hospital in Clearwater. The employee was released from
the hospital the same day, but some of the patients had to be kept overnight,
said John Moschner, director of operations for Grand Villa, according to local
Tampabay.com.
Following the incident, officials called in hazardous materials
teams from Largo and St. Petersburg to inspect the air quality and
air conditioning of the facility. However, they weren’t able to find anything wrong
and allowed the residents to get back inside the facility.
Brian Brady, Largo Fire Rescue district chief said a viral
infection could have caused the people to become sick.
Health department inspectors were expected today to tour the
facility and see if they could figure out what made people there sick.
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