Key Takeaways:
- George Marks’ death happened after documented safety concerns at a Charlotte nursing home, including concerns about his awareness, decision-making and repeated unsafe behavior.
- State inspectors found that the facility failed to safeguard Marks.
- The Marks case is part of a broader accountability question about nursing homes and private equity ownership.
By Ashley Fredde
The morning of Oct. 17, 2023, was dawning in Charlotte when George Marks rolled out of The Citadel at Myers Park in his electric wheelchair. First light was creeping into the sky when, just feet from the facility’s entrance, according to a police report, Marks rolled into Providence Road as a municipal garbage truck traveled west through the intersection.
There was no crosswalk. A witness later told police they saw a “shadow” roll into the street.…