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:
204. A 79-year-old man will be back in court next week after allegedly trying to kill a fellow resident at a skilled nursing home.
The man made no application for bail when he appeared in court charged with attempted murder last week.
He’s accused of trying to kill a 76-year-old resident during a fight at a skilled nursing home.
The stoush allegedly left the resident with wounds to his face and neck.