HOUSTON: 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:
455: A skilled nursing home has been slammed as “inadequate” by inspectors who claimed staff failed to give residents sufficient dignity, respect and privacy. Assessed across five categories, the home that provides accommodation for 11 older people was graded inadequate on its safety, care, and leadership, with efficiency and response requiring improvement.