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Ki Soon Hyun died alone last year of hypothermia on a frigid winter day in a wooded area about half a mile from her memory care facility in Sandy.
The state of Oregon’s website for long-term facilities is not to be completely trusted by families or individuals looking for a good place for a family member.
A report from the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman in Oregon has called for an independent audit of the state’s Department of Human Services, arguing that the regulatory body missed multiple red flags that could have prevented the death of a senior living resident at the end of 2023.
The Oregon Department of Human Services issued the facility an order of immediate suspension in late January.
The Ombudsman's report found Mt. Hood Senior Living failed to care for residents, including the 83-year-old woman found dead a half mile from the facility.