NEWMAN — Families said they were blindsided after being told they had just two days to move their loved ones out of Golden Age Living, an assisted living facility in Newman, following the sudden death of the facility’s licensed owner.
The owner, Kelsy Ramos, was reported missing on May 2nd and was later found dead in Fresno on May 5. The facility, licensed as a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly through the California Department of Social Services, had been operated under her name.
Cathleen Trayer, whose mother lived at the facility for three years, said families were initially told by state licensing officials and the local ombudsman that they would have time to relocate. But that changed on Monday, when she received a text message from the facility’s manager saying residents had to be out by Friday…