Pacifica Senior Living reverses eviction of 96-year-old woman from its Pacific Grove facility.

Soon after a story went viral around the world about 96-year-old Jean Jacques of Pacific Grove Senior Living receiving a three-day eviction notice from owners Pacifica Senior Living—despite having a contract guaranteeing her care for life— the company reversed itself on Friday, Aug. 30. Jacques received word she can remain in her apartment for life, according to Bob Sadler of the P.G. Senior Living residents association.

The story ran in the Weekly on Aug. 22 and on local TV news. On the morning of Aug. 30, the story appeared on the New York Post website, spreading to the Daily Mail in England and on blogs around the world by the afternoon.

Jacques moved to what was then Forest Hill Manor, owned by California-Nevada Methodist Homes, 22 years ago. She paid a $249,000 entrance fee and then approximately $5,000 a month until her savings ran out 16 years after she moved in. She had a contract with Methodist Homes that said once her money ran out they would be required to care for her for the rest of her life.

Pacifica purchased the facility in 2022, renaming it Pacific Grove Senior Living. The for-profit company was required by the California Attorney General's Office to honor all contracts.

On Friday, Aug. 16, Jacques heard a knock on her door and was handed a three-day eviction notice. The notice said she owed $109,000 in back rent and fees. 

"They'll have to drag me out of here screaming and hollering," she told the Weekly. 

Many advocates came to her aid to block the eviction. Patricia McGinnis, founder of California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform called the notice "grossly insufficient," as it did not follow state law for evictions.

Plans were in the works to find a lawyer for Jacques to fight the eviction, but now she'll be able to remain, as she was originally promised.