Case Study \u2013 \u201cSuit: Facility let woman \u2018waste away\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>by Steve Moran<\/p>\n Suit: Facility let woman \u2018waste away\u2019 is the title of a front page article in the Sacramento Bee, my local paper. Here is a brief summary of the lawsuit: Joan Boice was suffering from Alzheimer\u2019s and was no longer able to live at home. In September 2008 she was moved into Emeritus at Emerald Hills, in Auburn (a community in the foothills outside of Sacramento) Three months later the community discovered pressure ulcers had formed on both of her feet, her right hip and her right elbow. Emerald Hills staff immediately began the process of having her transferred to a skilled nursing facility. She died 3 months after being moved the memory care building to a skilled nursing building. Here are the charges being made by the family: Emeritus is only commitment is to growing (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Case Study \u2013 \u201cSuit: Facility let woman \u2018waste away\u201d by Steve Moran Suit: Facility let woman \u2018waste away\u2019 is the title of a front page article in the Sacramento Bee, my local paper. Here is a brief summary of the…<\/span><\/p>\n