Assisted living facility where woman was fatally beaten operated out of 'pure greed:' Suit

05/29/25 at 03:00 AM

Assisted living facility where woman was fatally beaten operated out of 'pure greed:' Suit 
Delaware New Journal; by Isabel Hughes; 5/20/25 
The family of an 83-year-old woman who was fatally beaten by another resident at The Summit assisted living in North Star has accused the facility and its parent company of "pure greed," claiming in a recently filed lawsuit that the previously violent assailant was not removed from the facility because he brought in nearly $400,000 for the company. The family of Shyuan Hsia who was attacked and left to suffer in her room for hours on the night of Aug. 5, 2024 filed the 84-page suit in New Castle County Superior Court in late April. ... Discovery Senior Living, the lawsuit says, "recklessly failed to remove" him, "because if they did so, they stood to lose approximately $370,000 in revenue." That number was derived from:

  • The $84,000 per year the assailant paid to reside at The Summit.
  • Another $84,000 per year from a resident he had referred to the facility.
  • A potential $84,000 from any additional seniors he referred.
  • The $120,000 per year Hsia's family paid The Summit for her housing and care.

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