![]() The lawsuit claims the assisted living community violated state requirements to control insects and pests and keep the facility clean to protect the health of residents. Inspection reports posted to the Georgia Department of Community Health’s website show that the state conducted four inspections at the Somerby Sandy Springs facility between April 2017 and September 2018 and found no violations at any of those inspections.īut Ross Perloe told the AJC he recently filed a complaint with the state over the ant issue. “She shouldn’t have had to suffer,” Ross Perloe said. “We were paying top dollar and it looked like we were going to get top dollar care for her,” Mark Perloe said.īut Perloe’s sons and her daughter said the facility failed to live up to its promises to provide their mother with top-notch care. If you start to experience breathing difficulties, swelling of your throat or tongue, nausea or vomiting, or tightness in your chest, call 911 right away or seek immediate medical care at an emergency room or hospital. When she moved in, the family was hopeful. If you think they’ve gotten into your clothes, remove your clothes. The monthly fees for Perloe’s care were about $4,800 at first, the family said, and increased to more than $6,300 with memory care and medication management services. “At places like Somerby, long-term care facilities, the quality of life and preservation of that quality of life as long as possible is what they’re really being paid to do,” said Lourie, the attorney. The family wanted a facility with high standards for their mother and liked what they saw at Somerby, which they described as a beautiful facility. She had been a fastidious housekeeper and had spent her life caring for others, both as a nurse and caregiver for her husband and friends who had fallen ill, her sons said. “Whether it’s our activities, upscale amenities or fine dining, we do whatever it takes to help our residents enjoy every day.”īetty Perloe was 91, widowed and living in Florida when her children suggested she move to an assisted living facility in the Atlanta area. “Somerby Senior Living residents often say that living here is a lot like being on a cruise ship,” the company’s website said. The chain promotes itself as a high-quality operator. Somerby runs a chain of senior living communities in the southeast region, according to its website. “It’s about the way she died, in an undignified and painful way that was unnecessary.” Lance Lourie, the attorney representing the family, said the most important aspect of this case is not that Perloe’s death was accelerated. Mark Perloe, another of Perloe’s sons, who also lives in the Atlanta area. ![]() “Her death was accelerated and her suffering was increased because of this,” said Dr. Prior to the bites, Perloe had a variety of serious health issues and was on hospice care, but she was stable, her family said. “She was in tremendous pain,” said her son Ross Perloe, who lives in the Atlanta area.Īlabama-based Somerby Senior Living, which operates the facility, did not respond to requests for an interview. ![]()
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