DALLAS: 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.
1142: A suburban mother is accused of stealing thousands from a cancer victim. Prosecutors say the suspect worked at a retirement community and used the money for things like tanning, gasoline and groceries.