Dr. Mercer’s Clinic
Chapter 13 - Dr. Mercer’s Clinic
A search of Mercer Memory Residence uncovered duplicate medical charts.
Official files described agitation, poor judgment, and refusal of care.
Private notes often recorded normal cognition.
The difference depended on which version supported continued residence and billing.
Dr. Mercer accepted referral fees from guardians who placed wealthy clients in his facility.
He prescribed medication that made residents appear more dependent during court evaluations.
Evelyn’s proposed admission file existed before Sloane filed the petition.
It included projected monthly charges, optional “executive privacy services,” and a note:
HIGH-VALUE ESTATE. FAMILY WILL APPROVE LONG-TERM PLACEMENT.
Daniel read the note once.
Then he handed it to prosecutors.
His mother had been transformed into a revenue estimate.
Dr. Mercer lost his license pending trial.
Several guardianship cases were reopened.
Residents who had been labeled permanently incapable received independent evaluations.
Some returned home.
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Others chose different care.
The important word was chose.
