PHILADELPHIA: 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:
120. A mother who supplied her 14-year-old daughter and friends with alcohol has been convicted for stealing from rest home residents.
She stole five rings from a 90-year-old. The combined value of the three rings was $17,000.