CHICAGO: Retirement communities and skilled nursing homes imply a level of elevated safety in their commercial pitch to prospective customers.
But evidence is mounting that age-apartheid compounds are increasingly becoming soft crime targets and the care sector is trashing its reputation by doing nothing to effectively counter the growing threat:
192. Someone has stolen the television from an affordable housing complex for seniors. They broke into the common area overnight and made off with the TV set.
Not only did the seniors use it to watch their favourite shows, but they kept active with the Nintendo Wii. A resident said they can’t afford a new one.