Seniors forced to rely on stairs after senior living center elevator outage
A four-story apartment building for seniors in College Hills has an elevator thatâs out of service. The buildingâs owner insists it has handled the situation responsibly, but as chief investigative reporter Craig Cheatham found out, one 80-year-old resident said the owner created an unsafe situation for the buildingâs elderly residents.
and last updated 2021-05-26 22:14:21-04
COLLEGE HILL â At 5:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, 80-year-old Lillian Smith waited outside Marlowe Court, her senior living apartment building, for a medical services bus that would take her to dialysis treatment. By the time the bus dropped her back off at home, the elevator in the College Hill building was unavailable.