LOS ANGELES: 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.
651: A care worker stole thousands from a man with a terminal illness at a residential home.
A court has heard how she was entrusted to look after the 46-year-old victim’s funds.
As his principal carer, she was tasked with withdrawing money on his behalf to pay for personal items including toiletries…