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:
308: A 60-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection with two alleged assaults at a skilled nursing home for the elderly.
Three members of staff were suspended last month following claims of physical abuse. Police said inquiries were continuing.