A California jury has awarded $110 million to the family of an assisted living resident who died of hypothermia in 2019 after wandering outside the community.
The former asset manager and private equity firm that owned Greenhaven Estates in Sacramento were found responsible for the death of Mildred Hernandez, a 100-year-old resident with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis and a known risk for wandering at night. Hernandez was found at 6 a.m. on Feb. 12, 2019, by a staff member just outside an exit door that automatically locked behind her.
The family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against asset manager DigitalBridge Group, formerly Colony Capital, and private equity investment firm Formation Capital, former owner of the community. The two firms had not respond to requests for comment from McKnight’s Senior Living as of press time…