Shawn said his grandfather left his residence at Schenley Gardens four hours earlier. He said a camera on the hotel next door showed him walking out at 7:58 a.m., and that that was the third time in less than two weeks that the staff couldn't find Granger.
"Thomas Granger is free to come and go as needed," said Jason Childers, executive vice president of Blue Harbor Senior Living, the management company for Schenley Gardens. "He is in a personal care apartment."
Childers said Granger does not live in the secure section of the facility, but in light of what happened, he has been placed on 24-hour monitoring while they move him to the memory care section of the home.
Granger's grandson said the staff promised to watch him more closely after the last time he went missing. He said he is currently searching for a new home for his grandfather.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Schenley Gardens is operating under its fourth provisional license after repeated violations that include fire doors that don't latch, internal doors left unlocked, long wait periods for residents in need of assistance and sanitary issues.State records reveal that this is their final provisional license, and if corrections aren't in place by July 4, the facility's license will expire.
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Man suffering from dementia found hours after walking away from local care home
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Very sad. I wonder how he got that far. He's safe and that's the most important thing.
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