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“I’m Not Going”: 96-Year-Old Woman Served With 3-Day Eviction Notice From Senior Home
A 96-year-old was given a three-day eviction notice from the establishment she has lived in for two decades. Jean Jacques has lived at the Pacific Grove Senior Living in California, USA, for 22 years. However, just one month after celebrating her 96th birthday in July, the facility gave Jean a notice stating that she must pay her outstanding balance of about $110,000 or vacate her unit.
Highlights
- Jean Jacques, 96, received a three-day eviction notice from her senior living home after 22 years.
- The eviction notice claims she must pay $110,000 or vacate her unit, despite a lifetime care contract.
- Jean paid a $250,000 deposit and $5,000 monthly until 2018, expecting lifetime housing.
Nevertheless, it was Jean’s understanding that she would be taken care of for life — regardless of whether she outlived her savings, KSBW reported on August 26.
The eviction notice was reportedly issued by Pacifica Senior Living, the parent company of Pacific Grove Senior Living.
When Pacifica acquired the facility from California-Nevada Methodist Homes in 2022, there was an expectation that existing contracts would be honored. Though the previous owner’s contracts were grandfathered in, their policies were not, KSBW reported.
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A 96-year-old was given a three-day eviction notice from the establishment she has lived in for two decades
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Jean, who is happy, healthy, and full of life, reportedly said that in 2002, she signed a lifetime contract with the previous owner, California Nevada Methodist Homes, that said she could live there for the rest of her life.
She had paid a $250,000 down deposit and has been paying $5,000 a month since then until she ran out of savings in 2018. Jean was shocked because the reason she moved into the Forest Hill Manor was to be taken care of for the rest of her life.
Jean Jacques has lived at the Pacific Grove Senior Living in California, USA, for 22 years
Image credits: KSBW Action News 8
Image credits: KSBW Action News 8
President of Pacific Grove Senior Living’s Residents’ Association, Bob Sadler, reportedly explained that contracts for “lifetime care” like the one Jean signed were considered unconditional under the previous owners.
Because some residents pass away before their contract finishes, evictions were not issued to those who outlived their savings. Bob told the Californian broadcaster: “[Jean’s] devoted all of her savings and money to this place.
Just one month after celebrating her 96th birthday in July, the facility gave Jean the notice
Image credits: KSBW Action News 8
Image credits: KSBW Action News 8
“What would you do? Can [you] see her out on the sidewalk? I don’t think so. I mean, that’s just insane to me.”
He added: “I don’t care what the legal ramifications are here. This is morally unthinkable.”
The wording of the notice itself has come into question as well, as per KSBW. Elizabeth Campos, ombudsman project manager at the Alliance for Aging, reportedly said the notice was not approved by Community Care Licensing.
The notice stated that she must pay her outstanding balance of about $110,000 or vacate her unit
Image credits: KSBW Action News 8
Additionally, the notice did not include instructions on how to appeal, as Elizabeth stated: “You do get angry knowing that it’s an elderly person. Where is this person going to go?”
According to the eviction notice, Jean owes over $100,000 in late rent, and she must pay now or be evicted.
“I’m not going,” Jean told KSBW. “They’ll have to bury me because I have no place to go. They have all my money.”
Jean has not been contacted by the facility’s business office since receiving the eviction notice. Alliance on Aging is currently helping the stunned resident dispute this eviction.
“Disgusting really,” a reader commented
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Ginger Winters 1 year ago
So wait they gave her no notice of any outstanding payments before then?? And think that 3 days notice is legal?? Not just morally reprehensible but there's no way that's legal
Corwin 02 1 year ago
5000 a month for 16 years !! plus 250K down , what the ever loving fiddlesticks , do they eat from golden plates, have a private butler service and have a 5 course dinner every evening ? I presume the less fortunate elderly will have to spend their last years in a cardboard box on the sidewalk ?
Christos Arvanitis 1 year ago
My mother was in a for profit dementia care facility (U.S) until she passed at 96 this spring. I can tell you that their "care" and business practices are immoral and repugnant. Thankfully she had long term care insurance which paid for (most) of it. By the time that she died it was $13k/month. And, frankly, they didn't provide many of the services that they billed us for.
Vanessa MacKenzie 1 year ago
If my maths is right, she has paid out enough to have purchased a house, and paid her bills plus a caregiver for the rest of her life, to this facility?
Aaaa Bbbb 1 year ago
Eye opening article! My parents briefly considered a similar facility with a "lifetime guarantee". It's not an unusual arrangement, but now that I know such contracts can easily be broken, I will never do business with such a place. This article is an example of journalism as a force for good!
SPQRBob 1 year ago (edited)
If this ever saw the inside of a courtroom, I can't imagine a judge out there who wouldn't rule that she has every legal right to expect the full terms of her contract to be honored. They are not in dispute. Pacifica Senior Living will see all of the righteous public outrage online over this shockingly cruel and unjust eviction and will waive the poor near-centenarian widow's balance and blame it on a computer error. We will all know that they only reversed course because everyone caught them being the soulless uncaring ghouls that they are (or lizard people in Edgar suits or whatever). Or maybe they won't and the courts will have to swat them down. Then again, SCOTUS just ruled that cities/counties can pass laws making sleeping outdoors (just that!) illegal, so anything's fair game when the cruelty *is* the point.
Ginger Winters 1 year ago
So wait they gave her no notice of any outstanding payments before then?? And think that 3 days notice is legal?? Not just morally reprehensible but there's no way that's legal
Corwin 02 1 year ago
5000 a month for 16 years !! plus 250K down , what the ever loving fiddlesticks , do they eat from golden plates, have a private butler service and have a 5 course dinner every evening ? I presume the less fortunate elderly will have to spend their last years in a cardboard box on the sidewalk ?
Christos Arvanitis 1 year ago
My mother was in a for profit dementia care facility (U.S) until she passed at 96 this spring. I can tell you that their "care" and business practices are immoral and repugnant. Thankfully she had long term care insurance which paid for (most) of it. By the time that she died it was $13k/month. And, frankly, they didn't provide many of the services that they billed us for.
Vanessa MacKenzie 1 year ago
If my maths is right, she has paid out enough to have purchased a house, and paid her bills plus a caregiver for the rest of her life, to this facility?
Aaaa Bbbb 1 year ago
Eye opening article! My parents briefly considered a similar facility with a "lifetime guarantee". It's not an unusual arrangement, but now that I know such contracts can easily be broken, I will never do business with such a place. This article is an example of journalism as a force for good!
SPQRBob 1 year ago (edited)
If this ever saw the inside of a courtroom, I can't imagine a judge out there who wouldn't rule that she has every legal right to expect the full terms of her contract to be honored. They are not in dispute. Pacifica Senior Living will see all of the righteous public outrage online over this shockingly cruel and unjust eviction and will waive the poor near-centenarian widow's balance and blame it on a computer error. We will all know that they only reversed course because everyone caught them being the soulless uncaring ghouls that they are (or lizard people in Edgar suits or whatever). Or maybe they won't and the courts will have to swat them down. Then again, SCOTUS just ruled that cities/counties can pass laws making sleeping outdoors (just that!) illegal, so anything's fair game when the cruelty *is* the point.
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