NEW YORK POST – An elderly Texas member of Congress who has been seemingly missing from the Capitol for six months is now living in a retirement community that specializes in memory care — and even her family acknowledges she has exhibited possible signs of dementia.
Questions about Granger’s health caused massive uproar after The Dallas Express — which was founded by one of her political opponents — reported on Friday that she was living full-time in a memory care unit and was moved there after she was found wandering her neighborhood.
Granger did not run for reelection in November, but her disappearance is especially significant given the tiny majority Republicans hold in the House — and the massive votes that are taking place, including the government spending bill — in the waning days of her tenure.
However, her son told The Post that that claim was “a load of bulls–t” and that she moved into a condo in an indpendent living community because was getting bored and lonely in her Fort Worth apartment.
Three sources close to Granger, including her son, Brandon; her current spokesperson; and another source familiar have denied to The Post that she is living in the memory care unit. Her son was coy with The Post about whether she received care from that unit.
“They have a memory care facility there, but she’s in [an] independent living facility. It’s a nice condo. I helped her move in,” Brandon Granger said.
Brandon Granger acknowledged that his mother has exhibited signs of dementia — but that they only emerged in the last three months after she was already living at the facility.
The source familiar told The Post that Granger “has been in contact with leadership from the beginning, letting them know what was going on, and would have been happy to travel back to DC if they needed her for a specific vote.”
