Wife says Auburn, WA hospital let her husband with dementia wander off

The Brief

  • A wife says an Auburn hospital allowed her senior citizen husband with dementia to wander off site, and nothing was done about it.
  • The lawsuit claims MultiCare Auburn Medical Center did not call police or notify the family after Gary Lay walked away.
  • Investigators found the senior citizen wandering ten miles away from the hospital.

AUBURN, Wash. A woman says a local hospital put her senior citizen husband, who has dementia, in extreme danger, and now she is demanding accountability.

The backstory:

A lawsuit filed on Tuesday claims that MultiCare Auburn Medical Center allowed Gary Lay, a man in his 70s and described as a vulnerable adult, to wander off their campus.

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