The Brief
- Records show at least five instances of Cherish Home Care facilities reporting someone with no vitals at one of the homes they managed.
- The owners of Cherish Home Care, Ronald Pack and Marie Carenan, were arrested for running unlicensed facilities, accused of abusing and defrauding the elderly and disabled.
- At a bond hearing on Monday, June 29th, Pack and Carenan both found out they wouldn’t be getting out of jail just yet.
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – Two people accused of operating a network of unlicensed assisted living facilities in Central Florida remained jailed after bond hearings were delayed because of conflicts in appointing legal counsel.
Authorities allege Marie Carrington and Ronald Pack operated multiple unlicensed facilities under the name Cherish Home Care, where vulnerable residents were subjected to neglect and abuse.
The 911 calls
Big picture view:
FOX 35 News has obtained records showing hundreds of 911 calls from desperate patients living in roach-infested rooms, with padlocks on the doors and windows trapping them inside. Investigators say those patients were denied food, had their EBT cards stolen by their keepers, and had their medication looked after by unlicensed providers.…