VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – A 92-year-old man with a clear wish to spend his final days at home. Instead, he’s caught in a legal and emotional battle his family says they never saw coming.
Howard Rose is under a Ventura County-imposed conservatorship that controls nearly every aspect of his life. Now, his loved ones are fighting to bring him home, raising troubling questions about due process, medical decisions, and who truly gets to decide what’s best for the vulnerable.
“It’s hard because he begs to come home, and I’m powerless. There’s nothing I can do right now because the decisions aren’t mine to make,” said Andrew Rose, Howard’s only son.…