Bill Johnston needed to be convinced.
So, he looked.
The Chargers’ director of public relations, who’s been with the organization the past 38 years, scoured skilled-nursing homes in Orange County. He personally visited seven of them, observing each venue’s accommodations and experience level with patients whose condition renders them entirely care dependent. The process brought him clarity.
For his wife, there is no place like home.
Several dozen full-time Chargers employees must decide by March 15 if they’ll follow the franchise in its relocation from San Diego to Los Angeles. Johnston will not. His decision was made with wife Ramona in mind, as she continues a lengthy battle with Huntington’s Disease, a genetic neurodegenerative disorder that has robbed her of basic motor functions, including speech.