Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimePHILADELPHIA: 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:

523: A fire broke out in one room at an assisted-living centre, resulting in injuries to two residents and the temporary evacuation of 36 residents.

Full story covered in the Governance Weekly.