Content warning: This story includes detailed descriptions of psychiatric hospitalization, involuntary confinement, death and allegations of medical neglect and sexual assault.
When Amy Pawlus finally saw her mother, she said it was clear something was “terribly wrong.”
Her mother, Shelby Boaz, who had been diagnosed with dementia, was recovering in a local hospital after fracturing her hip. After her mother began acting out, staff recommended transferring her to a psychiatric hospital in Indianapolis, saying the facility could stabilize her…