JACKSONVILLE: 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:
122: A widower is suing his wife’s skilled nursing home, alleging medical malpractice caused her death. The facility breached its duty of care during her residency when she suffered respiratory failure and cardiac arrest following a fall, and the defendant failed to monitor her condition.