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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Sunflowers are sprouting up on people's lapels in one area of Santa Barbara thanks to a group of crafters in the Samarkand Retirement Community.
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Tipline Investigation: 101 year old fights with insurance company to stay in her home
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - One of the toughest battlegrounds in the fight against COVD-19 has played out at senior living facilities. Outbreaks can sweep through killing dozens of residents. Yet, for many seniors they are at home where they feel safe. So, imagine the difficult situation they would face if their insurance company cancelled their long term care coverage in the middle of the pandemic under questionable circumstances.
Betty Meyer just turned 101 years old. She’s been living at the Samarkand Retirement Community in Santa Barbara for about 10 years. In June, TransAmerica Insurance sent Meyer a letter explaining it conducted an assessment and determined she no longer met the ‘eligibility requirement’ and therefore TransAmerica was terminating her Long Term Care coverage, the monthly benefit that allows her to live at Samarkand.