'It was just the most disgusting horrible place that I can’t even imagine having to live there” - A family member describes her experience of visiting her loved one in an assisted-living facility that was raided and shut down Wednesday in Midvale.
MIDVALE, Utah — “Quite honestly, I feel disgusted," said a woman who identified herself as Celeste to FOX 13 on Wednesday night. Celeste says her brother-in-law had been transferred from Highland Ridge Hospital to Evergreen Place in Midvale on January 3, 2022.
“We’ve had a really hard time in the past finding places that would take him because he’s not quite yet 55," said Celeste of her brother-in-law who suffers from multiple mental illnesses and type-2 diabetes. She also felt suspicious when they asked for payment via PayPal versus taking a credit card. Celeste paid $1,400 and says that most of the residents who were living there were paying with money from social security or by other means of assistance.
“Ran down a space heater for him and went there with my spouse and I was absolutely appalled," said Celeste. “There was no one there, it was supposed to be manned 24/7, it was supposed to be a licensed nursing or assisted living facility.”