How do i help prevent the spread of diarreah and throwing up in a nursing home?

Good hygiene: Good hygiene is key, for both nurses/staff and the nursing home residents. Always wash your hands thoroughly after caring for a resident, and make sure the residents wash their hands frequently as well, especially after throwing up or going to the bathroom. Sanitize tables, furniture, and other surfaces frequently. Finally, limit contact of sick residents with healthy residents.

Notify nursing staff: Hopefully every institution has a protocol to deal with this. They must be certain they do not have an epidemy that may turn catastrophic. If you are a relative or visitor notify the nursing staff. I agree with the other recommendations about washing hands, cleaning linen, desinfecting areas. What was the origen of the disease? Is it viral? Has anybody die from it?