SAN FRANCISCO: 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:
176. A care agency has overhauled its operation after inspectors said allegations of abuse were not taken seriously. Elderly and sick clients have been at risk, a report said.
The company said there was now a new manager and changes had been made.