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Senior Living Complex Sued Over One of Two Deaths During June Heatwave

Two seniors died from heat on the fourth floor of the supported living facility. The son of one filed suit, alleging management knew his mother had dementia but failed to check on her.
October 19, 2021
 
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A sign in a bed of flowers reads The Heights at Columbia Knoll, with a building in the background on well kept landscape.
TWO SENIORS DIED DURING THE JUNE 2021 HEATWAVE WHILE RESIDING AT THE HEIGHTS AT COLUMBIA KNOLL ON NORTHEAST SANDY BOULEVARD IN PORTLAND./JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

An elderly woman with dementia died during June’s heatwave in a Portland senior living complex because its management neglected to check on her or