An adult foster home in Oregon let a morbidly obese man hoard and devour spoiled food until he died from a foodborne illness, a lawsuit says — accusing staff of ignoring a safety plan to monitor him.
Nurses and staff at the Duressa Teshite Adult Foster Home in Silverton knew Lee Massie-Hardy, 31, had a “well-documented diagnosis of Prader-Willi Syndrome, a condition characterized by impaired satiety, compulsive food-seeking behavior, and an inability to self-regulate food intake,” according to a legal complaint filed by his mother. But they allegedly refused to follow “safety plans” put in place to restrict and supervise him.
Massie-Hardy died in May 2023 after allegedly contracting a foodborne illness…