SAN JOSE: Retirement communities and rest 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:
113. A skilled nursing home has been stopped from operating because it was “dangerous” and “dirty”, a health watchdog said.
The report said “managers had a poor understanding” of their duties and there were insufficient staffing levels. The skilled nursing home provider has 28 days to challenge the decision.