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.
648: Skilled nursing home workers across the country are posting embarrassing and dehumanising photos of elderly residents on social media networks such as Snapchat, violating their privacy, dignity and, sometimes, the law…