What is Shady Pines?
Shady Pines was a retirement home in Miami, Florida. After Sophia Petrillo ‘s stroke that very badly damaged the part of her brain that censored her thoughts, her daughter, Dorothy Zbornak placed her in Shady Pines.
What episode of the Golden Girls is the Shady Pines?
Shady Pines never physically appears in The Golden Girls, however its lobby appears in The Golden Palace episode “Seems Like Old Times (Part 2)”. The design is glamorous very different to Sophia’s description, but knowing that there is new people owning it this could be a rebuild.
What happened to Sophia on the show Shady Pines?

In September 1985, Shady Pines burned down after a heater fire, causing Sophia to move in with Dorothy, Blanche Devereaux, and Rose Nylund. After a short time, Shady Pines was reconstructed, with Sophia not returning, however she did keep in contact with her friends and entered the talent show in one episode.
What happened to Shady Pines in the Walking Dead?
It is confirmed that September 4th, 1985 is the exact day that Shady Pines burned down. Sophia was acquainted with the late resident Maria Hartgrove, whom had a deathbed confession that the both of them started the fire.