Provider faces lawsuit over resident’s freezing death as assisted living industry finds itself on the hot seat

The family of a woman with dementia who wandered outside of her memory care unit and froze to death is suing the community for negligence in failing to prevent her death. News of the lawsuit comes as the assisted living industry is facing increased examination nationwide over safety, staffing and pricing – including a US Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing today and an ongoing review by the committee featuring three of the country’s largest senior living community operators.

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